Sean Walsh knows well just how much work and how many positive influences need to be present in order for a program to succeed.
So when his North Hunterdon girls cross country team found itself at the top of New Jersey, winning the Meet of Champions team title, Walsh understood just how many deserved congratulations for the Lions’ success.
Walsh acknowledged his two assistant coaches in Brian Walsh, his brother, and Jeff Shanklin, as well as the Hunterdon Lions Track Club. With year-round training plus the support of the parents and the community as a whole, Walsh believes the amount of people involved in the process make the victories that much sweeter.
“There’s so many people involved,” Walsh said. “That’s the cool part about the community and the parents and the girls’ efforts and the track club efforts and the coach’s efforts. When they won the Meet of Champions, it meant so much more because so many people take pride in it and are a part of it. It makes just so much more special.”
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls Cross Country: Sean Walsh of North Hunterdon is the NJ.com coach of the year Girls Cross Country: Sean Walsh of North Hunterdon is the NJ.com coach of the year
