In his third year as head coach, Coach Chris brings 20+ years of youth and distance coaching experience to our school. In 2021, Coach Chris also served as Hillsdale's Assistant Coach for Cross Country and Track. Prior to coming to Hillsdale, he led St. Matt’s Catholic School in San Mateo to six PPSL track team championships. As NFHS and USATF Certified Youth and Level 1 Coach, he’s trained Junior Olympic All-Americans and several Junior Olympic Championship qualifiers for track and cross-country. Coach Chris lives in San Mateo with his family and enjoys to supporting Hillsdale student-athletes in their endeavors.
Though Coach Ashley is new to coaching, she has a long running history. A native to the Bay Area, she ran three years of cross country and track at Terra Nova HS. Since 2018, she has been an active member of her local running communities, participating in group runs during her time at SJSU and being a current active member of Hella Bae Running, an all-female Bay Area-based run team. At Hillsdale, she is excited to support the team in any way she can, enthusiastically cheer student-athletes on, and set a good example for young distance runners. She resides in Foster City with her partner, and can often be found running the Bay Trail (say hi if you ever fly by!).