MS Girls XC
All Middle School girls may participate MS XC. Boys and girls practice and compete together. Teams compete against area schools. The goal of the program is to develop skills for players of all levels. Beginners are needed and are encouraged to play.
Pre-Season: August 19 - August 30 (Monday-Friday 8:00-10:00am)
Season: September 4- November 1
Practice: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3:15 - 4:45pm
Coach Jessica Schellack
Jessica was a three-season athlete in high school. She ran outdoor track for four years and cross country for three years, being appointed Captain for both in her Jr. and Sr. years. She achieved varsity status in her sophomore year for cross country and in her Junior year for indoor/outdoor. Throughout high school, she helped coach track for local municipal programs.
Jessica was introduced to running by her mother at the young age of five. She grew to enjoy athletics and sports, appreciating its ability to build fitness, endurance, and character. She continued in college with the novice rowing team at the University of Michigan, receiving an Academic Achievement Award for Scholar Athletes her freshman year. For the remainder of college and graduate school, she participated in various intramural sports, running road races until the pandemic.
Jessica is honored to return to The Wilberforce School athletics for a fifth season, hoping to mentor student athletes such that they find joy in sports and overall fitness and achieve their potential in competition for the glory of God. In between runs, she can be found brewing coffee and kombucha with her husband while learning more about Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education while attempting to run after their four delightful children and flock of ducks.
Head Coach Jessica SchellackAssistant Coach Wayne Hailstone
Wayne has been teaching math at the Wilberforce School since 2016. For several of those years, he has coached MS Cross Country, MS Swim, and MS Track. He swam 4 years for his high school and ran 3 years for Cairn University's XC team. His most proud athletic achievement was completing a marathon after his last college season of XC. In all of the sports Wayne has participated in, he is passionate about reaching new goals, building up one another as a team, exercising for lifelong health, and developing good form. He believes middle school is an excellent time to discover new gifts and passions God has given students.
These days Wayne takes advantage of the endurance he has built through running by hiking and biking with his wife and two kids.
Assistant Coach Wayne Hailstone