Girls’ Track & Field

Specialty in Field Events

Coach Richards is in his 30th year of coaching track and field. A four-time Rhode Island Coach of the Year and nominee for USA Today National Coach of the Year, Coach Richards was recently inducted into the Rhode Island Track Coaches Hall of Fame. Here at St. George’s, he helped steer the team to three consecutive New England Division III Championships. 95 of his throwers have earned All-ISL and All-New England honors while another 176 athletes have earned All-ISL and All-New England Honors on the track and the runways. His athletes have broken 11 St. George’s school records and set four New England Championship records. Over his 30 years of coaching public and private school programs, dozens of his athletes have achieved national rankings on their way to successful college careers

Specialty in Sprints and Relays

Coach Taradash is currently in his sixth year of coaching. Prior to arriving at St. George’s he coached sprints at Bosque Prep in Albuquerque, New Mexico where two of his sprinters earned top three finishes at the 3A New Mexico Activities Association State Championships. After arriving at St. George’s, he served as an assistant coach for three years before being named Co-Head coach in 2024. As a Division I walk-on at the University of New Mexico, he was a four-year letter winner, specializing in the 400 meters, 4x400 meter relay, and the Distance Medley Relay. He earned Academic Athlete of the Year for Men’s Track, was a three-time Mountain West Academic All Conference selection, and was named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar-Athlete award winner.

Specialty in Running

Coach McCray returns to the St. George’s Track Program as an assistant coach specializing in running. During his time on the hilltop as a standout sprinter, Coach McCray was an All-ISL selection in the 100m and a member of the record setting and All-ISL 4x100m relay team. A former Division 1 athlete at Bryant University, Coach McCray also serves as the Offensive Coordinator for the Varsity Football Team and works in the Admission Office

Specialty in Sprints, Relay

Coach Willis-Hill is a Building Bridges Fellow and STEM faculty member. She is in her second year coaching track on the Hilltop. She was previously a four-year varsity runner and thrower in high school. One of her favorite things about teaching is seeing the moment when a student's face lights up as they finally grasp a difficult concept. When she’s not teaching or coaching, you can find her on walks with her dog Cashton.