Welcome to St. Athanasius Athletics and Extracurriculars
TRACK & FIELD
Coaches (Varsity and JV)
Head Coach: Nick Robertson
Assistant Coach: Nicole Kustok
Assistant Coach: Megan Agnew
Assistant Coach: Ann DeLucenay
Assistant Coach: Gabriel Gonzalez
Assistant Coach: Lawerence Mabes
Assistant Coach: John Martin
Assistant Coach: Elizabeth Newton
Assistant Coach: Matt Pellerite
Assistant Coach: Lisa Rogoff
Assistant Coach: Sandra Sophiea
Head Field Coach: Jon Rutledge
Program Philosophy
Track & Field builds it's philosophy on top of St. A's foundation of Love, Learn, Lead:
- We want athletes to Love the sport
- We want athletes to Love and have compassion for their teammates
- We want athletes to Learn something about running they'll be able to use forever
- We want our coaches and athletes to model inspirational Leadership
Program Overview
Track & Field is a Spring sport for girls and boys in grades 4 - 8. The 2025 Season will run from March 11 to May 18. Practices are 3 days a week for 60 - 90 minutes and teach sprinting, distance running, throwing, and jumping techniques, along with mobility and strengthening.
St. A's participates in 5-10 meets throughout the Spring, most of which occur on the weekend. Athletes typically compete in 2 - 4 events based on preferences and meet rules. St. A's placed 1st in the 2024 CYO Championships setting a new meet record for total points while 4 athletes qualified for the IESA State Meet in 5 separate events.
Our large and diverse staff includes former D1 All Americans, USATF certified coaches, and decades of coaching and teaching experience at the middle-school level. We create engaging fast-paced practices that could have an athlete working on high jump, javelin, and relay handoffs all in a single 1-hour session.
Track & Field is a unique alternative to other team sports in that we're co-ed, include a wide range of ages, and our athletes are able to try a diverse variety of events. This allows the athletes to discover hidden athletic talents, as well as build relationships and a respect for one-another that is nothing short of inspiring.
Heard in the Field
"It was such a positive experience for my child, both physically and mentally."
- Parent of Athlete
"It was a perfect mix of challenging my child to do her best, but also meeting her where she was..."
- Parent of Athlete
"[My athlete] loves their teammates...and learned so much about running and mobility. The mobility and running exercises helped him avoid some heal strains that he had experienced in [other sports] over the past couple of years."
- Parent of Athlete
"The program...boosted my son's confidence and helped him to recognize his own athletic abilities..."
- Parent of Athlete
Team Resources
St. A's All-Time Record Holders on Athletic.net (link)
2025 Athlete Videos
- Welcome Series - 10 short videos to prep you for the season
- Moving Like an Athlete - short videos on bracing and the A position
- Staying Healthy and Troubleshooting Pain - short video series on mobility and how to keep yourself injury free
2025 Results and Calendar
- Windy City Invitational Preseason (March 30) - 2nd place overall of 7 teams
- Windy City Invitational #2 (April 6) - 1st place overall of 16 teams / 76 top-10 finishes
- Windy City Invitational #3 (April 13) - 1st place overall of 18 teams
- Wilson Track Invite #1 (April 22)
- Loyola Academy Grade School Meet (April 27) - 1st place overall of 19 teams / 101 top-10 finishes
- Wilson Track Invite #2 (April 29)
- Evanston Conference Championship (May 2) - Conference Champions (Girls); Conference Runner-up (Boys)
- Southside Track and Field Meet (May 4)
- Wilson Track Invite #3 (May 6)
- IESA Sectionals (May 10) - Sectional Champions (Girls); Sectional Champions (Boys); State Qualifiers: 5 individuals and 3 relay teams
- IESA State Meet (May 16 - 17) - 3 All-State finishes
- CYO Championships (May 18) - 1st place overall / broke meet record for total team points
2024 Results and Calendar
- Windy City Invitational #1 (April 7) - 1st place overall of 27 teams / 76 top-10 finishes
- Windy City Invitational #2 (April 14) - 1st place overall of 37 teams / 75 top-10 finishes
- Loyola Academy Grade School Meet (April 21) - 1st place overall of 19 teams / 113 top-10 finishes
- Windy City Invitational #4 (April 28) - 1st place overall of 20 teams / 63 top-10 finishes
- Willie May/Ron Risch Evanston Conference Championships (May 3) / 23 top-3 finishes
- IESA Sectionals (May 4) - 4 State Qualifiers
- IESA State Meet (May 10 - 11)
- Wilson Invite #3 (May 14)
- CYO Championships (May 19) - 1st place overall / broke meet record for total team points
- Wilson Invite #4 (May 21)
2023 Results and Calendar
- Windy City Invitational #1 (April 2) - 3rd place overall of 22 teams / 51 top-10 finishes
- Windy City Invitational #3 (April 23) - 2nd place overall of 29 teams / 48 top-10 finishes
- Windy City Invitational #4 (April 29) - 1st place overall of 21 teams / 51 top-10 finishes
- Wille May/Ron Risch Evanston Conference Championships (May 5) - 2nd place overall / 32 top-3 finishes
- CYO Championships (May 20) - 1st place overall / 76 top-10 finishes