Coaching Staff
Coach Chris Kuntz
Chris Kuntz has been coaching track and cross country for over 40 years. He was an All-State runner in high school and held the school record for 5000 meters at Illinois State University. He is enshrined in the Willowbrook H.S. Hall of Fame. Coach Kuntz has coached over 40 All-State runners and won 8 IHSA state trophies including recent top 3 state finishes in 2017 (3rd), 2018 (1st), and 2019 (2nd). His 2018 xc team finished 13th in the U.S. at the Nike National Championships in Portland, Oregon. His 2019 squad won the Nike Regional and finished 9th in the nation. Coach Kuntz has earned the ITCCCA Lifetime Assistant Coach Award, Illinois Coach of the Year honors, the USATF Coach of the Year Award, and is in the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Coach Craig Lawrence
Coach Lawrence has been coaching track and cross country for over 20 years. He was captain of the track and cross country teams at Augustana College where he was an NCAA Division III national qualifier for 1500 meters. He has been the assistant coach for 6 IHSA state cross country trophy teams (3 x 3rd; 2 x runner-up; and 1 championship). Dr. Lawrence was a Student Excellence Foundation Educator of the Year and a finalist for The Batey National Educator of the Year. In 2020 he earned the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association [ITCCCA] lifetime award for assistant coaches.
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