Coaches with Seniors 2017

Coach McLaud

  • Coach McLaud returns to Wallkill Track and Field. In Coach McLaud's tenure as the Track and Field Coach, his teams have won the MHAL championship 4 times and several members of his teams have qualified for the NYSPHSAA championships over the years. Many of the school records in both boys and girls track and field were set during his time as coach. This year, Coach McLaud will primarily be responsible for the hurdlers, high jumpers, pentathletes, distance and relay teams.

Coach Kennedy

  • Coach Kennedy is a literacy teacher at John G. Borden Middle School. As a collegiate athlete for SUNY New Paltz, she competed in long jump, triple jump and pole vault. In 2002 she won the SUNY AC championships in Long Jump with a jump of 4.96m. She finished her career with a long jump PR of 5.21m. As head coach of the sprints and jumps in Wallkill, Kennedy works to instill the belief that all athletes are able to achieve above and beyond what they believe they are capable of achieving. "You are faster than you believe and stronger than you know." She is excited for the 2018 season and can't wait to see every athlete succeed.

Coach Gravelle

  • Coach Gravelle is in her 16th year at Wallkill. She is a Physical Education Teacher in Plattekill Elementary. Coach G has coached girls Indoor track for thirteen years and modified outdoor boys and girls track for ten years. She decided to move to the Varsity Level this spring to work with the throwers. Coach Gravelle was a track and field athlete for upstate NY, competing in Section 10. She is a graduate of SUNY Brockport where she participated in Golf and Soccer. She has an NCAA Division 3 Record in Golf. Coach Gravelle was the girls soccer coach for 9 years, leading the Varsity Girls to a 68-24-10 record.....the best record Girls Soccer at Wallkill has seen. She switched over to Varsity Girls Tennis in 2015 after knee surgery. Each year she works with the Southern Ulster Rotary in planning the Lt. Mark Dooley Race of Honor and is on the scholarship committee for Mark's scholarship, given to a track athlete every June. Coach Gravelle is looking forward to working with the throwers at the Varsity level in Outdoor and all the athletes in 2016-2017.