Head Coach Bill Huntington

I'd like to share with you a short history on myself. My name is Bill Huntington and I've been fortunate to be named the Head Cross Country Coach for both programs at SWCC.

For the last 9 years I've been the Head Cross Country Coach at Orient-Macksburg High School in Orient, Iowa. In that time we have won 6 conference championships, 40 invitational championships, 1 district championship and have been the district runner-up 4 times. Our teams have qualified for the state championships 5 times and placed very well at each meet.

The track teams have enjoyed great success as well winning 10 invitational championships, 2 conference championships and 1 district championship. In 2004 we qualified 13 events for the state meet without having a track to practice on. Individually we have had multiple state qualifiers and place winners in cross country and track and field. I have a passion for the sport of running and I am very excited about the upcoming season.

We will be running a full schedule this fall against colleges from Iowa and other neighboring states. Thus creating the type of exposure that will only enhance our athletes reputations among Division I, II and III colleges across the midwest. Our facilities here are fantastic. For practice we have a 50 acre campus that borders a golf course that we have permission to run on. On top of that we have a state park a little over a mile from campus that has a 500 acre lake and multiple running trails. We also have access to an olympic size pool and indoor running track that are located right next to the new student housing currently under construction.

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Assistant Coach Cari Stalker

Cari (Hoeman) Stalker is a graduate of Valley high school in West Des Moines. As a high school athlete, Cari has won 8 state titles, including the 400 meter dash, all 4 years, and the 200 as a sophomore, and she anchored the 4X400 to 3 titles. She also has 3 Drake Relay’s championships, anchoring both, the Sprint Medley, and 4X400. Cari was also a state qualifier in Cross Country.

After high school, Cari went on to run Track and Cross Country on a scholarship at the University of Iowa.

After college, Cari went on to coach soccer at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, and Track at Creston High School.

In 2005 Cari was inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Hall of Fame; she was the first girl to ever win the 400 meters 4 years in a row.

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Head Coach: Bill Huntington - huntington@swcciowa.edu
Assistant Coach: Cari Stalker