Veteran Coach And Teacher Tapped As New OLCHS Athletic Director

OAK LAWN, IL -- When Oak Lawn Community High School faced the task of finding a new athletic director, it didn’t have to look very far to find highly-qualified candidates for the position. And, when the final buzzer sounded on the interview process, OLCHS veteran teacher and coach, two-time Fred Parks Award winner, and 2018 South Suburban Conference Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year Jeremey Cryan was chosen as the man for the job.

Cryan enters the position with relentless energy, with a willingness to learn on the job, and with a clear vision for the future of OLCHS athletics.

“Building our athletic culture is very important to me,” Cryan said. “When a student puts on a Spartan uniform, it needs to stand for something. No matter what team the student is a part of, there is a common expectation and set of values that embody every Spartan athlete.”

“There needs to be a shared sense of respect and responsibility. As an athletic department, we are going to work on strengthening this culture.”

Cryan, who has been married for 11 years to wife, Angela, and has two children, has been a teacher and coach at OLCHS since 2006. He ran cross country and track at Trinity Christian College in the early 2000’s and has coached both cross country and track in some capacity for 15 years.

“I believe athletics is the ultimate character builder,” Cryan said. “We are going to make sure that our athletes not only develop their sport specific skills and physical abilities, but also what it means to be a leader and an upright representative of our community. I also want to see all the positive things that our athletes and programs are doing more accessible and visible to our community.”