In 2024, legendary head coach Paul Hines retired and passed the baton to Salvatore Scarafone after 40 years of leadership, success, and service at SCH.

Coach Sal is a running sports athlete, USATF Level 2 and Cross Country certified, Pepperdine Executive MBA graduate, with almost a decade of track and cross-country coaching experience in the CYO, USATF, AAU, Inter-Ac, and PAISAA leagues. His club team won multiple indoor track championships and, over the years, he has coached 20 All-American athletes.

Working together with his new head coach, Athletic Director Dave Wilson assembled an all-star roster of assistant coaches and trainers:

James Vallery: Coached at Cheyney University for 5 years and joined SCH in 2016. Coach Val is our sprinters' coach for both Upper School track & field programs (Indoor & Outdoor).

Christy Tinneny: Coached in the CYO league for 8 years. She is an assistant coach for both Upper School track & field programs (indoor & outdoor). Coach Christy is currently working with our sprinters.

Polly Kimberly: For the past 5 years, Coach Polly has been an assistant coach for the SCH boys Upper School cross country team. She is USATF Cross Country certified and works with our distance athletes.

Davido Dupree: Coach Davido has been coaching hurdlers for over 6 years. He currently works with his club team, PIAA HS team, middle school SCH, and Upper School SCH athletes.

Aaron Sistrunk: Has over 20 years of experience as a strength, conditioning, and fitness coach. In addition to managing our team’s customized weight room workouts, Coach Aaron is our throws coach.

All of our athletes have access to a brand-new, state-of-the-art weight room and athletic trainers who are at the top of their profession.

For most of our athletes, the outdoor track season is a continuation of the indoor track season. Distance runners build a base throughout the cross-country and indoor track seasons. In the spring, they focus on increasing their speed to run their best time at the championship meet. Sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers, and throwers fine-tune their skills in the spring to achieve their goals by mid-May.

In April, our team participates in several meets, including the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s iconic Franklin Field. The Inter-Ac Track Championship and PAISAA Championship meets are in May, and nationals are traditionally held in June.

SCH has a rich history of graduating track & field student athletes who have competed for colleges such as the University of Arkansas, the University of Tennessee, Penn State University, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, and Columbia University.