Bill
McClement – Head Coach
A former state champion from
South Carolina, Coach McClement, went on to run for Washington. As a Husky, he
qualified for the NCAA Championships in both cross-country and track. He placed 11th in the Pac-8
Championships in 1977 as the Huskies finished 2nd overall. Then
McClement was the first Husky in the NCAA Championships as the Huskies finished
13th nationally. In track,
Coach ran 8:21 for 3,000 meters and 29:27 for 10,000 meters. Following
graduation, McClement won the 1982 Seattle marathon in 2:20:02. Then he placed
13th in the 1983 Chicago marathon (trained by former UW coach Alan
Bonney). McClement’s PR’s include 9:03 (2 miles), 13:47 (3 miles), 23:32 (8k),
29:22 (10k), 48:28 (10 miles), 64:05 (half marathon), and 2:17:23 (marathon).
He competed for Adidas for six years (1982-1988) and was a 1984 U.S. Olympic
Trials qualifier.
As a coach, his former athletes include Sharry Olsen,
11:08 (3,200 meters); John Logsdon, 1:54 (800 meters); Peter Kaynor, 4:17
(1,600 meters); Chris Ledford, 4:11 (1,600 meters); Lauren Gordon, 5:09 (1,600
meters), 11:01 (3.200 meters); Kelsey Metcalfe, 2:13 (800 meters); Shawn
Murphy, 1:54 (800 meters); Brandon Roche, 1:54 (800 meters); Eli Hermann, 4:20
(1,600 meters), 9:18 (3,200 meters).
Coach McClement is married to Mary Deacon McClement and
they have three sons. He teaches English full time.
Education: B.A., English, University of Washington (1979)
B. A., Journalism, Seattle University (1985)
M.A., English, Middlebury College
(Breadloaf School of English, 1997)
Eric
Bachmeier – Assistant Coach
Coach Bachmeier played
soccer at Seattle Prep and earned a varsity letter in his senior year. In his Prep soccer career, he earned a most
improved award and two most inspirational awards. As the valedictorian of Seattle Preparatory School, he earned the
1992 Academic Award. Coach Bachmeier
also received the Max H. Block Human Relations Award for “…compassion,
sincerity, and a deep respect for all others without regard to race, creed, or
national origin.”
He began jogging as a sophomore in college, but Coach B
didn’t become a distance runner until he entered graduate school. He has competed in 5 marathons, several 5k
races, and the canoe leg of the 2003 Ski to Sea.
- 1999 Vancouver International Marathon, 3:44.01
- 1999 Seattle Marathon, 3:14.29
- 2001 Portland Marathon, 3:04.16
- 2002 Boston Marathon, 3:00.03
- 2003 Royal Victoria Marathon,
2:59.37
Chris
Friday – Assistant Coach