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help them get stronger, faster or simply more fit. “Any individual can improve” is the mantra that drives him as a coach, and, whether that is as an athlete or as a person, he finds fulfillment in being a part of it.
Teaching & Coaching Coach Wilson’s involvement in track began during his high school days at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx and continued at Colby College, where he was a four-year member of the winter and spring track teams. A sprinter, long jumper and triple jumper, he captained Colby’s team as a senior in 2007 and was inspired by the great coaching he received from sprint coach Jared Beers to start thinking about himself in that role someday. During his first year out of college that thought became reality. Preparing to graduate with a degree in physics and not quite sure what career path to pursue, he landed a math teaching position at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, where he also became a dorm parent and coach of girls’ cross country and track. “The boarding school world soaks you in immediately,” Coach Wilson said thoughtfully. “I found working with kids very fulfilling and learned while I was teaching that I wanted to be a teacher.” Two years later, looking for an opportunity to teach physics closer to his family in New York City, Coach Wilson discovered Blair, and he has been a Bogle Hall mainstay ever since. He teaches every level of physics from general to AP, manages the AP physics curriculum and, from 2014 to 2017, served as science department chair.
A member of Blair’s science faculty, Roy Wilson teaches every level of physics at Blair.
The winter track team practiced in the winter sports complex from January through early March.
When class is over for the day, though, Coach Wilson dons sweats and sneakers and heads to practice. He started his Blair coaching career with football and spring track, but as
sprint coach, he soon realized that the 10-week spring season gave his runners little time to learn new skills and see improvement. He decided in 2012 to “tag along” with then-winter track head
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