Coaching Staff

HEAD COACH CHARLIE KERN - Coach Kern is in his second season as Head coach. Coach Kern had been an assistant for 13 years before being named the interim head coach in 2016. Coach Kern is also the Head Boys Track coach.

ASSISTANT COACH - JIM HEDMAN - Coach Hedman has been assisting the Cross Country program since 2006. Coach Hedman has also been a successful Track coach highlighted by 4 individual and 1 relay state champions. Coach Hedman brings a wealth of knowledge to the program. Coach Hedman is a York graduate and member of the 1978 state championship Cross Country team.


ASSISTANT COACH - MATT MIMLITZ - Coach Mimlitz has been coaching since 1979 at every level (Elementary through College) in a variety of sports (Baseball, Basketball, Softball). He has coached Cross Country and Track at Elmhurst College and Dominican University; conducted Youth Running Clinics though out the Chicago area for the Chicago Area Runners Association; and joined the York High School Boys Cross Country and Track staff in 2013. He serves as the Pastor of St. John United Church of Christ in Naperville.

ASSISTANT COACH STEVE BOYD - Coach Boyd has been assisting the Cross Country Program since 2014. Coach Boyd will be responsible for Group 3. Coach Boyd is a York graduate and member of the 1978 state championship Cross Country team.