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Current Coaches |
Ryan Claus - 1999-Present |
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Head Coach Womens
and Mens Swimming and Diving Team Coach Claus
is starting his 9th season at
His
experience includes 9 years of high school coaching, 9 as the varsity coach
for the boys team here at West and 8 as the varsity coach for the girls team.
Prior to his commitments at Maine West Coach Claus coached 7 Years as Head
Coach for the Naper Carriage Hill Swim Team, and worked 1 season as an age
group coach with the Downers Grove Express. During his tenure at
West athletes broke 15 school records, earned numerous All-Conference honors,
1 All-American award and 2 All-State selections.
While growing
up in
Coach Claus
and his wife, Amy, and daughters Molly and Makenzie reside in
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Amanda Baran - 2008-Present |
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Girls JV Coach
Coach Baran is starting her 1st season as the Junior Varsity Coach at Maine West High School. This is her 2nd year teaching at Maine West and her 1st as a coach. She is very excited about the opportunity to coach and be a part of the Maine West Woman’s Swimming Team. Coach Baran has a background in swimming. She was a four year varsity swimmer at East Leyden High School and swam on other club and competitive teams since she was 6. Along with life guarding and teaching swim lessons, Coach Baran has not strayed far from the pool since her childhood. After graduating from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Coach Baran went on to Valparaiso University in Indiana, where she received a degree in English and Psychology. She then went on to DePaul University in Chicago, where she earned her Master’s in Special Education. Coach Baran resides in Chicago and enjoys staying active, especially playing softball and biking, catching tons of live Chicago sporting events (Go Cubs!), and spending time with her friends and family. |
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MARK McELLIGOTT - 2006-Present |
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Coach McElligott has been a teacher at Maine West for 6 years. During 5 of the 6 he has coached Girls Gymnastics and Softball. He is very excited to begin coaching diving this year and for many years to come. Coach McElligott has a background in gymnastics. He was a three year varsity gymnast at Glenbard North High School. He continued to develop his gymnastics ability by performing as an acrobat in Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus. The circus provided him with opportunities to develop his coaching skills in tumbling and spotting. Although this will be his first experience coaching diving, his strong background in gymnastics will help make this transition smoothe. Coach McElligott grew up in Carol Stream, where he attended Glenbard North High School. He then received his associates degree from College of DuPage. He then finished his studies at Illinois State University where he received a degree in Special Education. He recently finished his Masters degree from Northern Illinois University, also is Special Education. He is now working on another Masters degree from Northeastern, in school counseling. Coach McElligott and his wife, Abbey, have recently had a son Connor (7 Months). They reside in Batavia, Illinois. In his free time he enjoys many different sports including golf and softball. He is a proud owner of season tickets for the Chicago Bears. |
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