Bill McClementHead 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); Chris Kwiatkowski, 4:16.58 (1,600 meters), 9:05.88 (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 BachmeierAssistant Coach: Distance, Hurdles, Relays

 

Julie Pohlman – Assistant Coach: Jumps

 

Jon Knutsen – Assistant Coach: Jumps

 

Nikki Lockhart – Assistant Coach: Throws

 

Jill Helms – Assistant Coach: Sprints

 

Dave Bushnell – Volunteer Coach: Distance

 

Kristen Haas – Volunteer Coach: Distance

 

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