 |
Michael Babe
|
Former Atholton High School cross country coach and 2008 Baltimore Metro Coach of the Year Michael Babe takes over as the new head cross country coach at Stevenson in 2009, replacing Jess Ramer.
Babe was also head coach of the Raiders' indoor and outdoor track and field teams while serving as a spanish teacher where he received the New Teacher of the Year award.
As the cross country coach at Atholton, Babe led the boys to the Maryland 3A state championship in 2008 as well as the 3A regional and Howard County crowns. The Raiders, who also advanced to the state finals in 2007, finished the year as the number one ranked high school team in Baltimore.
On the track, Babe also led the boys to a number one ranking as the Raiders were ranked No. 1 by the Baltimore Sun in 2009 after finishing second at the 3A region and state championships.
While at Atholton, Babe had the pleasure of working with world renowned paralympian Tatyana McFadden. McFadden won a silver and bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece and three silvers and one bronze at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Babe also coached Graham Bazzell who was the Maryland 3A state champion and All-American at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2009. He also was a two-time indoor state champion and three-time outdoor state champion.
Babe is a 2007 graduate of Towson where he graduate magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in spanish education. He is currently working on his master's in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in administration from McDaniel.
Babe, who is an active participant in road races including the Baltimore Marathon, Annapolis 10 and Baltimore 10 Mile Race, currently lives in Baltimore.
 |
Jill Wienecke
|
Wienecke brings three years of teaching and coaching experience to Stevenson in 2009 where she begins her first season as an assistant cross country coach.
Most recently, Wienecke has served as an assistant girls' lacrosse coach at Catonsville High School where the Comets won back-to-back regional championships in 2007 and 2008. They also won a county title in 2008 and advanced to the state finals a year after playing in the semifinals.
Wienecke also serves as a school counselor at Catonsville and received her masters in education with a specialization in professional school counseling from Loyola in 2007.
In 2006, she was an assistant girls' lacrosse coach at her alma mater, Towson High School, where the Generals also won a regional and county championship and advanced to the state finals.
A 2005 graduate of Hofstra with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a minor in sociology, Wienecke played four seasons for the Pride's women's lacrosse team where she was a four-year academic scholar-athlete and a two-time Dean's List honoree. She was also a member of the IWLCA All-Academic Team and CAA Academic Honor Roll in 2005.
At Towson, Wienecke played four years of lacrosse and soccer and participated in track for three. She was named Female Athlete of the Year as a senior while earning All-Metro honors in lacrosse.
Wienecke currently lives in Baltimore.
