The Greats of York- Past Present and Future!!, L-R, Ron Craker, Jim White, Marris Baaken, Don Sage, Charlie Kern Jr., photo by Jeff Benjamin.
Newton, the Coaches and Marris Baaken, photo by Jeff Benjamin.
Coach Kern greeting Newton, photo by Jeff Benjamin
Charlie Kern JR- the future! with Jeff Benjamin
Craig Virgin and Don Sage, photo by Jeff Benjamin
On Sunday, November 6, Joe Newton, one of our most important high school coaches and role models was honored by the past, present and future of sport at York High School. Joe Newton groomed and developed a high school program, over the past six decades, at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. Coach Newton is one of our most respected coaches and role models. His kindness, powers of observation, dedication and genuine love of his athletes and staff are well known.
RunBlogRun was fortunate enough to have Jeff Benjamin, a long time writer for RunBlogRun (before that, American Athletics and American Track & Field), visit with Joe Newton and write about the amazing celebration of Joe Newton's career and the reach of the long Green Line of York cross country.