Coach Tim St. Lawrence

Tim St. Lawrence has been a coach at Warwick Valley for over 50 years, leading his teams to remarkable success. Under his guidance, they have earned four New York State Cross Country Championships, 27 Section IX Championships, 20 Section IX Indoor Track Championships and 28 Section IX Outdoor Track Championships. Tim founded the school’s indoor track program in 1978 and was named the NFHS National Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1997. In 2025, he will celebrate 51 years of coaching at Warwick Valley, including two decades as a volunteer pole vaulting coach.

As an alumnus of the University of Alabama in track and field, Tim was the team captain in 1970 and held the school’s pole vault record. He qualified for the pole vault event in the 1972 Olympic Trials. Additionally, he co-founded the Hudson Valley Flying Circus, an organization focused on pole vault development in Orange County since 1984. Beyond his coaching responsibilities, Tim has served as the director of Friends of Warwick Valley School and has led significant facilities projects, such as “Back the Track” and “Light the Lights.” He has been inducted into several Halls of Fame, including The Armory Coaches and Friends of Section IX.

Today, Tim lives in Goshen with his wife, Alice, and they have two sons, Timothy and Michael.