HCPSS Official Named Maryland State Athletic Director of the Year

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Wilde Lake High School Athletic and Activities Manager Brandon Lauer has been named a Maryland State Athletic Director of the Year by the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association. Lauer shares the honor with Heather Podosek, athletic director of Paint Branch High School in Montgomery County.

The award is presented to an athletic administrator who has "significantly impacted students’ lives and used athletics to progress in the school and community’s social and cultural environments." Candidates must be MSADA members and have received the District Athletic Director of the Year Award within the past two years.

Lauer received the MSADA District 5 (Anne Arundel and Howard County) Athletic Director of the Year Award in 2021. He has served as AAM at WLHS since January 2023, prior to which he served in that role at River Hill High School for six years.

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