Coaches

Coach Abbott is the head track coach for 7th and 8th grade girls. She has been coaching track for 22 years, 17 of those at Excelsior. She is also the head coach for 8th grade volleyball. Coach Abbott has been teaching 7th grade P.E. for the past 13 years at Excelsior. Prior to that, she taught Health/P.E. in Illinois and Des Moines. 

Coach Cory is in his 10th year coaching Track at Excelsior.  He is in his 11th year as a support teacher in the Behavior Focus room at Excelsior. Coach Cory coaches 8th grade football at Excelsior as well as girls and boys middle school basketball. 

Coach Frangella is in his 10th year coaching track at Excelsior. He has been teaching at Excelsior for the past 10 years. Coach Frangella is an assistant football coach at the high school. Coach Frangella will mainly focus  on starts, agility and conditioning. 

Coach Hajek is in his 11th year coaching track at Excelsior. He has been teaching at Excelsior for the past 11 years. Coach Hajek has coached freshman football for 2 years. Coach Hajek will make the lineup for the 7th grade boys team. His main focus will be coaching the throwing events. Coach Hajek Graduated from Linn-Mar in 2004.

Coach Harksen is in his 10th year coaching track at Excelsior and his 16th year coaching track all together. This is also Coach Harksen's 10th year teaching at Excelsior  and his 23nd year teaching middle school. Coach Harksen will make the lineup for the 8th grade boys team. His focus is on the hurdles. 

Coach Kelley is in his second year at Excelsior. He will make the 7th-grade girls lineups and work with high jumpers. Besides track, Coach Kelley coaches sophomore basketball at the high school.