Contacts
BCHS Athletic Director: Len Kies
Booster club questions: Barry VanSteele
Indoor Track & Field
Darnell Douglas, Head Coach; Sprints
E-mail: ddouglas@bethlehemschools.org
Phone: 518-441-2893
Andrew Rickert, Boys' Distance Coach
E-mail: arickert@bethlehemschools.org
Phone: 518-248-8329
Outdoor Track & Field
Darnell Douglas, Head Coach; Sprints
E-mail: ddouglas@bethlehemschools.org
Phone: 518-441-2893
Andrew Rickert, Boys' Distance Coach
E-mail: arickert@bethlehemschools.org
Phone: 518-248-8329
Chris Buchanan, Boys' Distance Coach
E-mail: Chrisbuchanan500@gmail.com
Phone: 315-237-8767
Tucker Chrapowitzky, Girls' Distance Coach
E-mail: tchrapowitzky@gmail.com
Phone: 518-281-0927
Cross Country
Andrew Rickert, Boys' Team Coach
Phone: 518-248-8329
Andrew Rickert is a USATF level II certified coach entering his third season as the Boys' Head XC coach. Coach Rickert previously spent 14 years coaching track and cross country at The College of Saint Rose where he led two women’s teams to the NCAA Division II Cross Country championships. He was named the 2010 USTFCCCA East Region Division II Coach of the Year. He also helped guide multiple conference champions in events ranging from the 800m to 10,000m. A former stand-out for rival Guilderland, Coach Rickert teaches English at BCHS and is a member of the Lab School program. Coach Rickert competed for four years at UAlbany and continues to train and compete as a master’s runner with the Wild Rovers racing team. In the winter, Coach Rickert assists the indoor track team’s distance group. A lover of Dave Matthews Band and the NY Mets, he and his wife live in Slingerlands with their three young sons.
Tucker Chrapowitzky, Girls' Team Coach
E-mail: tchrapowitzky@gmail.com
Phone: 518-281-0927
Tucker Chrapowitzky joins the Girls XC staff for his first season at the helm after the retirement of long-time coach Jack Rightmyer. “Coach C” previously coached track and cross country at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School where he teaches high school math. A USATF level I certified coach, Tucker has also worked as a volunteer coach with the Delmar Track & Field club. In the spring, Coach Chrapowitzky plans to assist the outdoor track and field distance group. Coach C grew up in Chatham, NY and attended Clarkson University (where he played soccer) and later UAlbany where he graduated. He and his wife have two daughters and live in Slingerlands. A passionate nordic skier in the winter months, Tucker also competes in local road races for the Wild Rovers Racing team. He likes long walks on the beach and his favorite color is chartreuse.
Chris Buchanan, Boys' Assistant Team Coach
E-mail: Chrisbuchanan500@gmail.com
Phone: 315-237-8767
Chris Buchanan brings with him a winning pedigree to the Boys' XC staff. Coach Buchanan is a former individual state XC champion at Cicero-North Syracuse and won an America East conference title while at UAlbany. In his freshman year, the Great Danes men’s XC team won the first America East championship in school history. Chris currently teaches math at Stephen & Harriet Myers MS in the Albany schools where he is the modified boys' lacrosse coach. A passionate snowboarder in the winter, Buchanan helps supervise the Albany HS ski club. A lover of Corvettes and home improvement, Coach Buchanan spends his free time renovating his Cohoes home.
Christie Macfarlane, Girls' Assistant Team Coach
E-mail: cmacfarlane@bethlehemschools.org
Phone: 518-506-0460
Christie Macfarlane or "Coach Mac," as she is affectionately known, returns to Bethlehem after teaching one year in the Taconic Hills school district. Macfarlane is a BC grad who ran competitively for Siena College. Prior to working at Taconic Hills, Coach Mac spent two years assisting Coach Rickert with the Boys XC team. In addition, she has assisted with the indoor and outdoor track seasons. She earned her Master's of Arts in Teaching in 2020 from Clarkson University. Macfarlane will begin her first year teaching 6th grade science at Bethlehem Middle School. A lover of nature, you can find Christie hiking or rollerblading when she is not running with the Albany Running Exchange racing team. Ask her about rocks--we dare you!
Booster Club Board of Directors
Barry VanSteele, Booster Club President
E-mail: president@bethlehemruns.org
Mail: P.O. Box 161, Delmar NY 12054
Amanda Rutnick, Secretary
E-mail: secretary@bethlehemruns.org
Mail: P.O. Box 161, Delmar NY 12054
Amber Gough, Membership
E-mail: membership@bethlehemruns.org
Mail: P.O. Box 161, Delmar NY 12054
Eileen Grossman, Vice President
E-mail: vicepresident@bethlehemruns.org
Julie Levin, Treasurer
E-mail: treasurer@bethlehemruns.org
Mary Convertino, Nikki O'Meara, Website
E-mail: admin@bethlehemruns.org
Meeting Minutes 2018-2019 season
(Minutes from other seasons available upon request)
(There was no April 2020 meeting due to COVID-19)
July 2018 (There was no July meeting)