Winter Sports

Mr. Yarnall began coaching when he was a high schooler, leading the West Milford Township summer rec swim team to seven division championships in nine years.  He swam at the Lakeland Hills YMCA and then at Connecticut College for four years where he served as captain his senior year.  After graduating with a History degree, he began teaching at the Academy of Saint Elizabeth and became the head varsity swim coach.  Mr. Yarnall has coached the Academy team to two Morris County Championships in 2004 and 2005. The St. Elizabeth's Swim Team won 7 straight Northern Hills Conference titles before the realignment of HS athletics in 2009.  In 2005, the Academy team beat Bishop Eustace in the state finals to claim their 2nd Non-Public State Title.  In both 2003 and 2005, Mr. Yarnall was named All-Area Swim Coach of the Year. Mr. Yarnall spent several summers working at the Stanford National Swim Camp where he would refine his approach to stroke technique under the guidance of Olympic swim coach Richard Quick.  
In 2010 Mr. Yarnall was honored as the NJ Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year. That same year he was able to meet with some of the top Age Group coaches in the country when he attended the National Age Group Coaches Summit at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. In the fall of 2014 Mr. Yarnall became the Head Age Group Coach at the Lakeland Hills YMCA where he has coached many 11-12 year old swimmers to state, zone and national top 10 times. Mr. Yarnall is currently an ASCA Level 3 certified coach.