The Coach

Mike Woolsey
Introduction Awards Involvement in the CC Community

Coach Woolsey with the State Runner-Up trophy in 2004

Introduction
Ask any one of the girls who ran cross-country at Lumen Christi High School what their favorite part of the cross-country experience was and most likely reply would be their teammates and Coach Woolsey.  Since the team first began in 1979, Mike Woolsey has been teaching young women how to be achieve success on and off the course.  Through his exceptional motivational ability, Mike encourages his runners to reach their full potential as athletes and as human beings.  The respect and love Coach Woolsey has for all of his runners, and they for him, is the foundation for the Lady Titans success over the past 29 years.  The girls work hard and they give 100% effort because they want to make coach proud and they want to add to the rich tradition of the program he has built.  Mike has touched so many lives in the past three decades.  The strong devotion of Titan alumni is a tribute to Coach Woolsey and the relationships he builds with his runners.  Throughout their high school career, Mike becomes like a second father to his team and in turn he receives around 30 adopted daughters every year.  In addition to being an outstanding coach and role model, Mike is also an exemplary Christian.  He sets high standards of sportsmanship for his team and he ensures that God is always at the center of their focus.  Lumen Christi girls cross-country would not be what it is without Mike Woolsey because Mike Woolsey is Lumen Christi girls cross-country.
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Awards
In addition to the outstanding win - loss record and the numerous championships Mike has lead his team to, he has also earned several prestigious awards for his exceptional coaching ability.
- 2004 National Coach of the Year (National Federation of High Schools)
- 2005 National Coach of the Year (National High School Athletic Coaches Association)
- 2005 National Coach of the Year (National High School Coaches Association)
- 2007 Ambrose Award Winner (Michigan cross-country coaches highest honor)
- 2007 Michigan Cross-Country Coaches Hall of Fame
- 11 times Michigan Coach of the Year
          - 2 times MHSCA (Michigan High School Coaches Association) Coach of the Year
                    - 1984 and 2004
          - 9 times MITCA (Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association) Coach of the Year
                    - 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2007
- An additional 9 Nominations for MITCA Coach of the Year
                    - 1981, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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Involvement in the Cross-Country Community
In addition to being the head girls cross-country coach at Lumen Christi Catholic High School for the past 29 years, Mike Woolsey is also involved in many different projects and programs designed to further the sport of cross-country.  He certainly knows how to give back to the community.
- Head coach of Michigan's Men's and Women's All-Star Team in the Mid-East Meet of Champions
- Member of World Sports Exchange coaching staff and clinic speaker in London, England and Sydney, Australia
- President of the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association (MITCA) in 1994
- Chairman of the MITCA Cross-Country Committee in 1991 and 2004
- Member of the Games Committee for the Michigan State Cross-Country Final Championships 1996 - present
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Coach Woolsey receiving his 2004 National Coach of the Year Award from the President of the National Federation of High Schools.  The plaque says, "In Grateful Appreciation of Outstanding Service and Unselfish Devotion to Interscholastic Athletics."


Coach Woolsey receiving his 2005 National Coach of the Year Award from the President of the National High School Athletic Coaches Association in Orlando, Florida.

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