Coaches
Head Girls' Coach:
Heather Hunting
Coach Hunting loves teaching Algebra here at Collins Hill, and considers herself a "Mathlete". She has run three marathons and countless half marathons, as well as many shorter races. She has a husband and two grown kids...both of whom ran track in high school.
This is her fifth year teaching at Collins Hill, and graduated with her Masters of Arts in Teaching from GCSU. She is also the head Cross Country coach here on the Hill. -- ask her about our fall sport!
Assistant Coach:
Laura Pifer (distance)
Laura joined us for our cross country season after a successful year coaching mid-distance at South Forsyth High School. Prior to coaching high school, she was an Assistant Coach at the University of North Florida.
Laura's running achievements include three national titles, qualifying for two Footlocker XC Championships, and representing Team USA at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Belgium. In addition to Laura's national and international success she also was a 10x Utah High School State Champion and was part of the 2004 National Champion Cross Country Champion team at University of Colorado, Boulder.
This year, Laura finished 6th at the Peachtree Road Race.
Assistant Coach:
Stephen Pifer (distance)
Coach Pifer joined us for the first time this year in Cross Country, helping our Eagles reach their highest state ranking in over 5 years. He comes to us with over 30 years' experience in the sport of track and field and cross country. Coach Pifer competed collegiately for the University of Colorado at Boulder where he was an 8x All-American, 2x National Champion (team won 2004, 06), and the NCAA National Championship Runner-up at 5,000m (2008). Post-collegiately, Coach Pifer competed in 3 US Olympic Trials and was twice ranked Top 10 in the US by Track & Field News.
Head Boys' Coach:
Chris Stephens
Coach Stephens is in his first year at Collins Hill after having previous stints at Grayson, Providence and Archer. He will be focused on sprinters and jumpers this year, but can provide knowledge and help with any event.
He's been married for 12 years and has two elementary-aged boys, and is in the process of adopting a teenage daughter. He also spent 11 years in the Army and loves military-style "exercises".
Assistant Coach:
James Postell
(throwers/jumpers)
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