echerry@barnegatschools.com
Coach Cherry is currently in her 23rd year as a swim coach, with 18 years at Barnegat. Prior to coming to Barnegat she served as the Head Boys and Girls Swim Coach at Somerville HS for 3 years and Moanalua HS, Hawaii for 2 years. She was named Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) Coach of the week in March 2004. She earned her 100th career win in the 2017-2018 season, and she was named Press of Atlantic City's Boys swimming Co-Coach of the year (with Coach Kane) in 2018. She was also an assistant swim coach for club and summer teams for 6 years.
The boys team has so much to be proud of. We had our first Meet of Champions qualifier in 2016 - Parker Teliszewski was seeded 34th in 50 Freestyle and placed 7th overall in the State. The boys team has qualified for the NJSIAA Team States championships every season since 2014, with a top 3 seed since 2016. The boys were the NJSIAA Group C South Champions in 2019.
Coach Cherry has been involved in swimming since the age of 11. She was a 4 year varsity swimmer and 2 year captain at Hillsborough High School and 4 year varsity swimmer and senior captain at Washington College. She began coaching a summer team her senior year of high school and was an Assistant Coach on a local club team throughout college. Coach Cherry has also been the Head Coach for the St Francis Sharks Summer Swim Team on LBI for the past 11 summers.
Coach Cherry has also been our Varsity Girls Cross Country Coach (2013) and was an Assistant Girls Volleyball Coach from 2005-2009.
mpalmieri@barnegatschools.com
