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Coach OC
Head Boy's XC Coach
Ast. Boy's Track Coach - Distance
Coach OC has been competitively running since 1998 and coaching High School Cross Country and Track since 2005. He started his coaching career at Lafayette helping Coach Brandon with the girls distance program in 2005. He then went to Pattonville High School where he was an assistant Cross Country Coach and Associate Head Girl's Track coach for 3 years. He returned to Lafayette High School in 2008 where he was an assistant coach for 3 years and has been Head Coach of the Boy's XC team since 2011.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the following.
Email: oconnorsean@rsdmo.org
Coach Ehlen
Ast. Boy's XC Coach (JV-A)
Coach Ehlen has been coaching XC and Track at Lafayette since 2020. Prior to his time at Lafayette, he was a teacher and coach at Mehlville High School.
Email: ehlenmark@rsdmo.org
Coach Kempf
Ast. Boy's XC Coach (JV-B)
Family: I am the proud owner of a 6-year-old shiba inu (Hazel) and a 14-year-old tabby (Alice).
Teaching History: I started teaching at Lafayette in 2010 and have taught Honors Biology, AP Biology, General Biology, Forensic Science and ACT Science Prep.
Coaching History: I have been a Boys’ Assistant Cross Country Coach from 2016-present and a Water Polo Assistant Coach from 2018-present.
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, Backpacking, Camping, Running, Swimming, Reading
Training Shoe: Nike Structure
Email: kempfjessica@rsdmo.org
Coach Dirnbeck
Ast. Boy's XC Coach (Freshmen)
Family: I have been married to my wife, Angela, since June of 2019. We have quite a few pets, but no kids, yet.
Teaching: I graduated college from SLU in 2009 and served as a full-time volunteer teacher at Loyola Academy of Saint Louis through the Jesuit Alumni Service Corps in 2009-2010 before returning to SLU to do my master's degree from 2010-2012. I taught middle school science at Saint Clement of Rome from 2012-2013 before moving to Saint Mary's High School in 2013. I taught biology, chemistry, earth science and anatomy at Saint Mary's for five years and came to LHS in 2018. This is my third year at LHS.
Coaching: I coached track during my year at Loyola Academy and helped out with the Girls on the Run program my year at Saint Clement. I also volunteer coached with the Saint Louis Blazers Track Club during graduate school and worked with adults for seven seasons through the Big River Training Team. At Saint Mary's I coached cross country for five years and track for four. This is my first year coaching cross country at LHS.
Hobbies/Interests: In addition to running, I love to ride my bike, I have done two seasons of triathlon and I try to get out west to go snow skiing at least once a season, but my newest and favorite pastime is building Pintrest projects for my wife in my downstairs workshop.
Training Shoe: Brooks Pure Flow
Email: dirnbeckmatt@rsdmo.org
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