Head Coach: Jim MacLaughlin

A graduate of the class of 1984, Mr. MacLaughlin has been coaching at Pingree for over 25 years, and began coaching cross country in 2013. A runner for Pingree's inaugural cross-country team in 1982, and a two-time EIL all-star in the sport, Mr. MacLaughlin has been a long distance runner for many years after playing ice hockey at Union College. He regularly competes in many local road races, including seven half-marathons, and even ran the Boston Marathon in 1990. Mr. MacLaughlin is also a member of the English department, coaches ice hockey and softball, and serves as the Grade 10 Dean.

Assistant Coach: Erin VanTuyl 

Coach VanTuyl believes “You have to go for it, if you don’t, you won’t get it, so I went for it!” Since then, her athletic accomplishments include podiums in triathlons, competing in Xterra Off Road Nationals in Utah, competing in Xterra Worlds in Hawaii, she is a 6-time Women’s Champion (aka Braveheart Lassie) at the Berkshire East Pentathlon. Recently placed 2nd in the 2023 Mount Washington Tuckerman’s Inferno and her Dek Hockey Team won the 2019 & 2021 season championships. Her coaching career started as a ski instructor at Wachusett Mountain in the mid-90’s.  In 2016 she started a mountain bike camp which led to a mountain bike race team. The team competes in the New England Youth Cycling League. Coach VanTuyl is excited to bring my coaching enthusiasm to the Pingree athletic department. Her philosophy for coaching is to provide an atmosphere which encourages athletes to compete to their best ability while having fun.

Assistant Coach: Beth Johnston 

Beth Johnston, originally from Idaho, has enjoyed running mountain trails, races, and backroads for over 20 years. She has competed in 3 marathons in Seattle, WA, Steamboat Springs, CO, and Kansas City, MO, and many other shorter races. Coach Johnston enjoys any opportunity to spend time outdoors, and among her favorite ways are backcountry skiing, mountain biking, and backpacking. Coach Johnston is also an avid mountaineer. She has submitted 32 of Colorado’s “14ers” (peaks over 14,000 feet), many of them multiple times. She believes there is no better way to immerse yourself in the landscape than by removing your earbuds and taking to foot. She looks forward to learning the terrain around Pingree with the Cross Country team this year. When not on the trails, you’ll find Coach Johnston in  the darkroom as Pingree’s Photography Teacher.