Mercedes Zak (left) and Chrissy Klimek each did well in the distance medley at the Dartmouth Relays in 1988.
The couple now lives in Little Falls and the stay-at-home mom still works part-time as a track and field official and a winter track coach at Glen Ridge High School. “When the time is right, I’ll head back to teaching,” said Klimek. “I was lucky enough to be home with them all these years.” The Hall of Famer still plays sports, competing on a USTA ten-
Chrissy Klimek Cole with her husband Chad Cole, a Clifton High School teacher and coach, and their two children Cathryn, 9, and Chaddie, 7.
nis team in her spare time. She returns to Clifton on a regular basis to visit her father, who still resides in the Avondale Ave. home in which Chrissy grew up. Klimek says her old track coaches, John Pontes and Lou Fraulo,
have really helped her with everything she’s been through in life. “They knew me in junior high, they coached me in high school, and they were there for me when my mom passed,” she said. “They're two of the nicest guys.”
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