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Mount Coaching Staff
Mount Saint Mary Academy endeavors to hire the most competent, professional coaches possible in each sport. In addition to teaching the skills associated with their specific sports, the coaches emphasize teamwork, sportsmanship, and fair play. Since the coaching staff has a significant impact on the student athletes under their direction, it is imperative that they model the values of honesty, integrity, justice, and respect. Athletics at Mount Saint Mary Academy are very competitive. What we ask of our coaching staff is to strive for excellence on and off the field and to always represent our school with pride.
Fall Sports
Cross Country Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Andre
Bridgett
Cross Country Coach, Winter Track Coach, Spring Track Coach
Bio
Andre Bridgett’s passion for track and field is contagious as illustrated by the many Meet of Champion qualifiers he has guided over the years as a coach of cross country, winter track, and spring track and field. Coach Bridgett’s experience as a coach of an Olympic finalist and World Champion medalist as enabled him to continue to develop champions in every area of track and field. He has been a head coach in New Jersey for over 18 years and continues to inspire and guide young athletes. He has been named Coach of the Year by the Trenton Times Newspaper, the Princeton Packet, and the Newark Star Ledger. Mr. Bridgett was also a successful sprinter both in high school as well as college. He still competes as a Masters track and field athlete and continues to realize success in this arena. Additionally, Mr. Bridgett is usually an instructor along with other college and Olympic coaches at a number of track and field camps throughout the northeast region. When not coaching, Mr. Bridgett enjoys teaching and helping students learn Advanced Placement biology and molecular biology.
Equestrian Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Kathleen
Ketofsky
Equestrian Team Coach
908-462-5451
Bio
Kathleen Ketofsky organized the Mount Saint Mary Academy Equestrian Club Team in the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year to offer Mount Equestrians the opportunity to compete as a club team and to be recognized for their three-season sport. While attending Drew University, Mrs. Ketofsky was a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), competing at the Regional and National IHSA level.  Currently, she owns two horses and competes on an amateur level in combined training, dressage, and hunters. She is a member of the Somerset Hills Pony Club and enjoys hunter paces, trail rides, and spending time at the barn.
Field Hockey Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Larkin
Dolan
Field Hockey Head Coach
Field Hockey Assistant Coach
List of 1 members.
Maureen-Jane
Ilic
Social Studies Teacher
Soccer Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Roald
Jornick
Varsity Soccer Coach
Soccer Assistant Coach
List of 0 members.
Tennis Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Kim
Miller
Varsity Tennis Coach
Bio
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Tennis Assistant Coach
List of 1 members.
Ryan
Shellhammer
Varsity Basketball Coach, JV Tennis Coach and Golf Coach
Volleyball Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Darek
Libucha
Varsity Volleyball Coach
Bio
Mr. Libucha is originally from Poland where he was a physical education teacher, coach, and the technical coordinator of the Youth State Volleyball Program. As a coach, his team advanced to the state championships five times and won three state titles. He was also the coach of a national runner-up. He is a graduate of the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland. Since relocating to the United States, Mr. Libucha has coached various sports at Montclair Kimberly Academy, DePaul Catholic, and Passaic Valley Regional. He is currently the U-17, U-18 Head coach at North Jersey Volleyball Club. He has led the Mount Saint Mary Academy volleyball team to the 2016 Skyland Conference Championship and the 2016 NJSIAA Prep State Championship.
Volleyball Assistant Coaches
List of 2 members.
Katherine
Schmidt
Theology Dept. Chair & Freshman Volleyball Coach
Jennifer
Weber
PE and Health Teacher, JV Volleyball Coach
Winter Sports
Basketball Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Ryan
Shellhammer
Varsity Basketball Coach, JV Tennis Coach and Golf Coach
Bio
Ryan Shellhammer is from New Brunswick, New Jersey and attended St. Peter’s High School in his hometown where he played varsity basketball and baseball for three years before continuing his studies at Rutgers University. In 2004, he joined the Girls Central Jersey Cardinals AAU coaching staff, where he led the same team from the U12 age group until they were U17. Ryan went through the recruiting process with this team and helped many of the players to be successful at the college level. He then returned to his high school alma mater to coach basketball for four years. Following his coaching time at St. Peter’s, Ryan served at Rutgers Preparatory School, where he was the head coach of the girls junior varsity basketball team, as well as an assistant on the Somerset County Championship varsity team’s coaching staff. He also assisted with the boys’ program at RPS, helping win four state prep championships. Ryan co-founded Hoop Nation in 2010, and founded Shellhammer Basketball with his father, Joe, also a long time coach.
Basketball Assistant Coaches
List of 2 members.
Emilie
Miller
JV Basketball Coach & Asst. Varsity Basketball Coach
Jennifer
Weber
PE and Health Teacher, JV Volleyball Coach
Swimming Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Stephanie
Judge
Swimming Coach
Winter Track Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Andre
Bridgett
Cross Country Coach, Winter Track Coach, Spring Track Coach
Bio
Andre Bridgett’s passion for track and field is contagious as illustrated by the many Meet of Champion qualifiers he has guided over the years as a coach of cross country, winter track, and spring track and field. Coach Bridgett’s experience as a coach of an Olympic finalist and World Champion medalist as enabled him to continue to develop champions in every area of track and field. He has been a head coach in New Jersey for over 18 years and continues to inspire and guide young athletes. He has been named Coach of the Year by the Trenton Times Newspaper, the Princeton Packet, and the Newark Star Ledger. Mr. Bridgett was also a successful sprinter both in high school as well as college. He still competes as a Masters track and field athlete and continues to realize success in this arena. Additionally, Mr. Bridgett is usually an instructor along with other college and Olympic coaches at a number of track and field camps throughout the northeast region. When not coaching, Mr. Bridgett enjoys teaching and helping students learn Advanced Placement biology and molecular biology.
Winter Track Assistant Coaches
List of 1 members.
Spring Sports
Lacrosse Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Matthew
Anzalone
Social Studies Teacher, Varsity Lacrosse Coach
908-462-5358
Bio
Matthew Anzalone is from Westfield, New Jersey and attended Oratory Preparatory High School in Summit, New Jersey where he was a three-sport varsity athlete: running varsity cross country and playing varsity basketball and lacrosse before continuing his studies and lacrosse career playing at the collegiate level at Division III, Susquehanna University. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History, he went on to receive his certification and master’s degree in Secondary Education Social Studies and TSD (Teacher of Students with Disabilities) Endorsement from Monmouth University.
In 2015, Matthew's first year as varsity lacrosse coach at Mount Saint Mary Academy, the team finished with a 13-3 record. Matthew earned the Coach of the Year Award as the team went on to win its first-ever Valley Division Title in the Skyland Conference. The team also won its first ever Somerset County Tournament game advancing to the quarterfinals and won its first ever New Jersey Group 1 South game advancing to the quarterfinals. In 2016, the lacrosse team repeated as Valley Division Champions finishing with a 14-7 overall record and advanced to the quarterfinals in the Somerset County Tournament and New Jersey Group 1 South tournament. In 2017, the lacrosse team not only repeated as Valley Division Champions and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Somerset County Tournament but also won its first ever state championship, winning the New Jersey Group 1 Central Sectional Title. The team finished with an overall record of 18-3 record. In 2018, the lacrosse repeated as Valley Division Champions for the fourth year in a row, advanced to the semifinals of the Somerset County tournament (a program first) and finished with a 19-4 record. The 2018 team finished their season ranked #17 in the state by NJ.com and for the second year in a row advanced to the New Jersey Group 1 Central Sectional Championship. In 2019, the lacrosse team moved up divisions and now competes in the Raritan Division of the Skyland Conference. The team finished with a record of 15-7 that year. Since joining the Mount family in 2015, the lacrosse team has a record of 79 win and 24 losses.
In addition to serving as a Social Studies teacher and the varsity lacrosse head coach at Mount Saint Mary Academy, Matthew also coaches for STEPS ELITE, a girl's lacrosse club team, and has served as the head coach of the New Jersey Command Division team of the Under Armour Underclass All America tournament in 2016, 2018, and 2019. In June of 2018, his New Jersey team went undefeated at the tournament winning the national championship against Washington, D.C.
Lacrosse Assistant Coach
List of 1 members.
Maureen-Jane
Ilic
Social Studies Teacher
Golf Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Ryan
Shellhammer
Varsity Basketball Coach, JV Tennis Coach and Golf Coach
Bio
Mr. Shellhammer is in his 7th season at Mount Saint Mary Academy with a 10 Handicap. With 15 years in golf, he has previously worked at the Raritan Valley Country Club. He enjoys helping beginners and intermediate players learn the rules and etiquette of the game to feel comfortable taking the course on their own.
Spring Track & Field Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Andre
Bridgett
Cross Country Coach, Winter Track Coach, Spring Track Coach
Bio
Andre Bridgett’s passion for track and field is contagious as illustrated by the many Meet of Champion qualifiers he has guided over the years as a coach of cross country, winter track, and spring track and field. Coach Bridgett’s experience as a coach of an Olympic finalist and World Champion medalist as enabled him to continue to develop champions in every area of track and field. He has been a head coach in New Jersey for over 18 years and continues to inspire and guide young athletes. He has been named Coach of the Year by the Trenton Times Newspaper, the Princeton Packet, and the Newark Star Ledger. Mr. Bridgett was also a successful sprinter both in high school as well as college. He still competes as a Masters track and field athlete and continues to realize success in this arena. Additionally, Mr. Bridgett is usually an instructor along with other college and Olympic coaches at a number of track and field camps throughout the northeast region. When not coaching, Mr. Bridgett enjoys teaching and helping students learn Advanced Placement biology and molecular biology.
Spring Track & Field Assistant Coaches
List of 2 members.
Cecelia
Del Santo
CeCile
Brown
Softball Head Coach
List of 1 members.
Brittany
Maldonado
Dean of Students
908-462-5377
Softball Assistant Coaches
List of 1 members.
Daniel
McGarry
Assistant Varsity Softball Coach
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