Varsity Boys Winter Track and Field

Jacob Wells is a History Teacher here at Perkiomen and will be the Head Cross Country and Track and Field coach.

Coach Wells comes to Perkiomen from Scottsdale Arizona where he taught and coached at BASIS Scottsdale for 6 years. He was the founder of the cross country team at the school and coached cross country and track a total of 4 years. He was named Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2019 for both Mens and Women’s and in 2021 for the Women’s team. Coach Wells is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he earned his B.A. in History. He also earned his M.A in History from Washington State University and is currently a candidate for his PhD in Psychology from Grand Canyon University. In college, Coach Wells ran cross country as well as played volleyball.

Coach Wells shares what he is excited about for the season:

“I am looking forward to bringing my coaching experience to a school with a rich history of athletics and cannot wait to build the running programs at Perkiomen”

Matthew Willig is one of our Science teachers here at Perkiomen He joins us as the Assistant Coach for both Cross Country and Track and Field.

Coach Willig joins us as a new coach. He was previously a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan (’21) where he also earned his M.S. in Environment and Sustainability as well as Education Studies. He is also a graduate of Haverford College (’18) with his B.S. in Geology. He was a member of the Cross Country as well as Indoor and Outdoor Track teams during all four years at Haverford.

Coach Willig shares what he is looking forward to this season:

“I am so excited to be starting my coaching career here at Perkiomen! The student-athlete experience is all about finding synergies between athletic and academic success and I’m really looking forward to helping our runners find that balance. It’s a tough sport but the relationships and the community you build as a team are for life. Go Panthers!”

Michelle Brenneman teaches mathematics at Perkiomen. She is also the Head Instructor of the Dance Team and the Assistant Middle School Girls Basketball Coach for the Panthers.

Coach Brenneman joins us at Perkiomen as a new teacher and coach for the 2021-22 season. She has previous dance experience as the instructor for the Upward Bound Program at Wilkes University for the past three summers. She is graduate of Wilkes University (’19) with her B.S. in Biology and the University of Scranton (’21) with a M.S. in Secondary Education. She was a member of the Cross Country team at Wilkes University where she won the MAC Sportsmanship Award.

Coach Brenneman shares her thoughts for the year:  “I am excited to see the girls showcase all of their talent to the rest of the Perkiomen community!”