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Jim Westphal is in his fourth year as head coach
for the Red Devil Cross Country program. In addition to his coaching
duties, Jim teaches in the Educational Services Department at
Hinsdale Central High School. This will be Westphal’s 12th
year in education and high school coaching. Prior to coming to
Hinsdale Central, Jim served as an assistant coach in the sprints
and field events at Glenbard West High School from 2002-2005.
After graduating from Oak Park & River Forest High School,
where he was the 1987 3200 meter state champion, Westphal moved
on to Loyola University and was a four time All-American in Cross
Country and Track & Field. He also competed in two Olympic
Trials (1992 & 1996) as well as competing in three World Cross
Country Championships as a U.S. World Cross Country team member
(1994-1996). He and his wife, Julie, have three children, Dylan
(5), Jaclyn (3½), and Alyssa (1½).
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Jim Kupres joins the Red Devil coaching staff for
his fourth full season as an assistant coach. He also serves as
the boys head track coach for the Red Devil’s. Jim gained
experience in the sport by serving as a graduate assistant coach
at the University of Illinois-Chicago from 1997-2002. Additionally,
Kupres served as a four-year Cross Country and Track & Field
manager under Gordon Thomson at Loyola University of Chicago from
1987-1991.
In addition to his coaching duties, Kupres is a school social worker
at Hinsdale Central High School. He and his wife, Sheri, have three
children Sam (4), Sarah (2½) and Rachel (born 9/1/08). Jim earned
his undergraduate degree in Business Management (Loyola University-1990)
and Master of Social Work (Jane Adams College of Social Work-2002).
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Noah Lawrence attended York High School and competed
for four years on the track and cross country teams and was team
captain of the Cross Country team in 1997. Noah earned his bachelor’s
degree at Grinnell College and ran four years in the track and cross
country programs, earning several conference championships. Once
Noah graduated he taught social studies and coached track and field
at Lamoni High School in Lamoni, Iowa from 2003-2004.
Lawrence, officially became an assistant coach this year ('08).
For the past three years he has been an volunteer assistant coach.
He earned his M.A. in Social Studies Education from the University
of Iowa, while serving as a volunteer assistant track and cross
country coach for the Hawkeye’s. Lawrence began teaching at
Hinsdale Central in fall of 2005, as a social studies teacher, volunteer
cross country coach, and assistant track coach. He was also the
individual champion of the Mad City Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin
2002) and has run in the Chicago Marathon for the past several years.
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