Varsity Girls 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!”

Anabel Waplinger is one of our Spanish Teachers here at Perkiomen. She also works in our English as a Second Language Department. She will be coaching Track and Field as well as Middle School Girls Lacrosse.

Coach Waplinger joins us at Perkiomen after her previous work as a College Adviser. She has previously coached swim at the 10U and 8U levels. She is a graduate of Gettysburg College (’17) where she studied Spanish and Globalization. She also attended Villanova University (’21) where she earned her Masters in Education as well as her Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate.