Our coaches are very important to the success of the program. Our athletic department spends countless hours hiring coaches that best represent the values of our school. Being a smaller school, most of our coaches are hired from outside the educational community. They often have professional careers and families of their own, yet their passion for being leaders in their sport and of young men and women is what brings them to Maggie Walker.
Co-Athletic Director - Paige Hawkins - Paige Hawkins coaches girls Field Hockey at Maggie Walker.
Coach
Hawkins was the Colonial District Field Hockey Coach of the Year in
2009 for the fourth straight year and was 2009 Central Region Field
Hockey Coach of the Year.Co-Athletic Director - Jim Holdren - Jim is the coach of all the Track and Field and Cross Country teams at Maggie Walker.
Coach Holdren was
inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 1993 and the
National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006. He was the 2007 Girls’ Track and Field Coach of the Year. FALL SPORTSGirls Volleyball Varsity - Tony Dee - After being an All-District performer for 3 years in volleyball at Western
Branch High in Chesapeake, VA, Tony Dee came to Richmond to attend Virginia
Commonwealth and graduated with a BS in Biology.
He is now in his
5
th year as the head coach of the Girl’s Varsity Volleyball
team.
He has also spent time working with the VCU women’s team,
Diamond Juniors Volleyball Club, and Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club.
Girls Volleyball JV -
Mark Bearden - Mark returns to Maggie Walker for the third year as the coach of the girls JV Volleyball team. Mark has coached volleyball previously at Richmond Volleyball Club, and has also coached youth basketball and soccer at various times. Mark (UVA) and his wife Janet (UofR) have been very active at Maggie Walker for a number of years as they have had two daughters play volleyball and graduate from Maggie Walker. In his spare time Mark competes in endurance sports, having completed approximately 20 marathons
(including qualifying for & running the Boston Marathon) and several half-Ironman distance triathlons.
Boys and Girls Cross Country -
Jim Holdren - Coach Holdren has been coaching cross-country and track for 43 years. He began his coaching career at William and Mary while he was still a cross-country runner on the team. In 1988, Jim Holdren won the NHSACA girls track coach of the year
award, and he won the NHSACA girls cross-country coach of the year award
in 2006. A coach can only win this award once in any particular sport,
making it even more of an honor that he has won it both in track and in
cross-country. He is the only Virginia
coach to win the national coach of the year award in two sports. He has
compiled 1,227 wins in high school running, including an 80 percent
winning percentage in dual meets with a 16-year undefeated streak in
girls outdoor track. He has coached 10 national record holders, 51
All-Americans, and 115 state champions.
Girls Field Hockey Varsity -
Paige Hawkins - Coach Hawkins started the field hockey program at the Governor's School 17 years ago, while the kids were still residing at TJ High School and has been the head coach ever since. Paige grew up in Virginia Beach and attended VCU. In addition to coaching, she is the school's Co-Activities Director, and teacher of Health, Physical Education and Drivers Ed. In her spare time Paige can be found cycling, practicing yoga or relaxing near the water.
Girls Field Hockey JV -
Michelle Blair - Coach Blair is in her 8th season as the JV Field Hockey Coach at Maggie Walker. Prior to coaching here, she coached for a few years at Orchard House Middle School. Michelle grew up in Lancaster, PA and attended college at VCU. Outside of coaching you can find Michelle spending time with her family and friends, participating in athletic competitions, or reading a good book.
Boys and Girls Golf - Mike Sawyer
Boys Volleyball Varsity -
Theresa Armstrong
WINTER SPORTS
Swimming -
Rob Sultzer Wrestling -
Don Blanton Don came to the Governor's school in 96' and started a wrestling club, and in 99'
we became a team. Don focuses a lot on a strong foundation of basics and
conditioning. He is always excited to get new wrestlers, and believes it's never too
late to start. Whether you weigh 90lbs or 300lbs there is a place for you. The
majority of new wrestlers will start off with a mix of Varsity and JV matches.
One of our favorite tournaments is up at Massanutten Military Academy where we
always stop off afterwards for snow tubing and a good old fashion snowball
fight. In his time outside of school Don stays very active with his wife and boys;
scouting, coaching baseball, kayak fishing, and having fun where ever he can.
Boys Basketball -
Rodney Wilson Girls Basketball -
Carlton "Speedy" Baughman - This will be "Speedy's" 4th year at Maggie Walker. He coached AAU for 8 years for
James River and has coached both girls and boys middle school basketball. He has been coaching for 25 years. In
the summer , he is pool manager at Atlee Recreation. During school year he is an
aide in a multi cat room (autism). He loves the beach and enjoys playing gold. His
favorite team is the Washington Redskins.
Girls Indoor Track - Jim Holdren (see details above)
Boys Indoor Track - Jim Holdren (see details above)
SPRING SPORTS
Girls Tennis -
Tami Casey -
Tami graduated from James Madison University in 1991 and has been playing tennis most of her life. She currently plays on both Suburban and USTA teams, is the coach for girls tennis at Hungary Creek Middle School and provides individual and group lessons to the residents in the Wellesley community in the west end.
Boys Tennis -
Lee Kelly Girls Soccer Varsity - Ian
Kelley - Ian is a 2003 graduate of Powhatan High School and former player of
the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club. He attended Virginia Military Institute
until having shoulder reconstruction at which point he moved to Richmond, VA and
opened an award winning restaurant, catering company, and microbrewery. He and
former Jamaican National Player Gregory Simmonds recently opened their own
training facility near Short Pump (Own Touch) and together run the Greater Richmond Futsal
League. Ian is also the Vice President of the Central Virginia Soccer
Association.
Girls Soccer JV - Joe Lozak and Sarah Rogers. 2011 will be Joe’s third season at Maggie Walker. Joe is currently a senior at VCU studying Criminal Justice, and graduated from Central Bucks South High School, in Bucks County PA in 2007. He is a huge fan of Manchester United Football Club, and has been involved with soccer since he was five years old. In his free time he enjoys working out, playing golf, playing/watching soccer, and enjoying the friendships acquired at school.
Sarah is originally from the Virginia Beach area where she played for Beach FC, Virginia Rush and Bay Rivers. She is currently a senior at VCU and enjoys surfing when she is not on the pitch.
Girls Softball - Jeff Elliott
Boys Baseball - Meade Lanhorne
Boys Soccer Varsity - Ryan Molloy - Ryan is a native of Richmond where he graduated from Hermitage High. He attended Virginia Wesleyan College,
where he was a four year starter and multiple All ODAC Conference and
All South Region selection. He has coached soccer at the club level, ODP
level, High School level, and College Level. He is currently the
Director of Administrative Operations for FC Richmond. Previously, he
held the same position at Beach FC, in Virginia Beach, before moving back home to Richmond. Ryan and his wife Carin, have two children. In the spring of 2010, Coach Molloy was named the Colonial District's Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.
Boys Soccer JV - Albert Ottati - Albert was born and raised in Richmond and graduated from
Maggie Walker in 2004. While at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs,
NY), he continued his playing career, lettering all four years. Since
graduating he's worked with a couple of clubs, most recently North
Meck Soccer Club (Mecklenburg County, NC) and the Richmond Kickers.
Boys Outdoor Track - Jim Holdren (see details above)
Girls Outdoor Track - Jim Holdren (see details above)