ITCCCA ANOUNCES NEW HALL-OF-FAME CLASS
Seven coaches were voted into ITCCCA’s Coaches Hall-of-Fame at the recent Hall-of-Fame meeting. They will be inducted at the annual ITCCCA Hall-of-Fame Banquet, following the Clinic on January 9, 2010. The selection meeting takes place the Sunday before Columbus Day annually. ITCCCA by-laws allow the committee to select up to seven members each year. This year there were nearly 60 coaches nominated.
The committee consists of 16 Hall-of-Fame coaches through Illinois. Each region of the State is represented. Fourteen of those coaches attended the meeting this year. Each of the candidates was discussed at length with concern focusing on the three C’s – coaching record, contribution to the sports outside of coaching, and character. The committee was faced with a tough task of only selecting seven inductees. Each of the fourteen members present placed a secret ballot where they were allowed to vote for seven coaches. The votes were cast and counted.
The following coaches have been selected for this year:
John Caldow, King and DePaul: John has been a track & field and cross country for nearly 40 years. At King H.S., he developed one of the leading programs in Chicago. His 1976 team placed 5th and his 1977 team 4th at the State T & F Meet. Fifteen of his King athletes earned Al-State honors. His team won numerous Chicago Public League titles. John served as DePaul’s head coach for both men and women from 1989-99. He developed strong cross country and track teams during his tenure and was named North Star Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 1986. He currently serves as an assistant at Whitney Young.
Gary Garrison, St. Joseph-Ogden: Gary took little-known St. Joseph-Ogden to state-wide prominence and won 2 State Champions as the boys head coach. When the boys and girls combined staffs, he earned 1 State title as an assistant of the girls’ team. Over 50 of his athletes have earned All-State medals. Gary’s boys’ T & F teams, also, placed 5th on 3 occasions. After he retired from St. Joseph-Ogden, he has continued to coach as an assistant at Mahomet-Seymour, where his athletes placed in the State high jump 3 straight years. He is a USA registered official and works many University of Illinois meets.
Glenn Johnson, South Shore and Dunbar: Glenn had a phenomenal run as Head Girls’ Track & Field Coach at South Shore. From 1980 – 1986, his team won 6 State trophies. The 1981 team was State Champions. Sixteen, 13 relay and 3 individual, times his athletes won State Championships and 51 times his athletes earned State medals. Coaching since 1971, Glenn currently serves as Dunbar’ as head Boys’ T & F and football coach. His track team has won the Chicago City title twice. Glenn was recently inducted into Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall-of-Fame.
Ed Lillis, Rock Island: Ed has been the head Boys Track & Field at Rock Island since 1991. Previous to that he served as an assistant for 8 seasons. His teams have won 2 State Championships and earned 2 State runner-up trophies. Ed’s athletes have earned 11 individual State Championships and 73 State medals. His teams have won 13 conference and 11 sectional titles. He has, also, coached football his entire career of over 30 years.
Stan Reddel, Walther Lutheran and York: Stan has been apart of 9 State trophies, 6 as a head coach. His athletes have won 14 individual State Championships and 79 State medals. His Walther Lutheran won the Class A State in 1984 and his York team the AAA title in 2009. His athletes set State records 4 different times. Since taking over as York’s head coach, Stan has won 8 Outdoor Conference and 8 Sectional titles. He has been named ITCCCA-North Coach-of-the-Year on 2 occasions.
Annette Schulte, York: Annette has served as York’s Head Girls’ Track & Field Coach since 1993. Previous to that she coached 10 years at Hinsdale Central. She is, also, the current Girls’ Head Cross Country Coach at York. She has coached athletes to 9 individual State Titles, including 5 times in the 3200 m. relay. Her runners have earned a total of 39 State Medals. In T & F, her teams have won 5 conference and 7 Sectional Championships.
Wayne Wiseman, Freeburg: Wayne served as head coach of cross country and track & field for both boys and girls for over 25 years at Freeburg. His Girls T & F team won 2 State Championships and set the State Class A scoring record in 2004 with 86.5 points, then scored 76 points to win in 1974. His athletes won 64 State medals, 11 individual State Titles, and 12 Sectional T & F Championships. His T & F boy’s team won 17 straight conference titles and his girl’s team 16 straight. Wayne has twice been named ITCCCA-South Coach-of-the-Year.
The Hall of Fame induction will take place on Saturday, January 9th at the annual ITCCCA Coaching Clinic. For more information, please go to http://www.itccca.com/halloffame.htm or contact Bob Geiger at bgeiger357@hotmail.com.
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