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A ’65 graduate of Hilton Central High School, Coach VanAuker, Assistant Coach, has played most every sport offered; varsity soccer, wrestling, baseball, and track, and named Most Outstanding Athlete his senior year. He was inducted into Hilton’s 1st Class of Hall of Fame in 2000. Attending Orange County Community College he continued his athletic pursuit, participating in varsity soccer, wrestling, hockey, and baseball, and was also named Most Outstanding Athlete in 1968. He transferred to Brockport State in 1968, and earned his B.S. & M.S. degrees graduating in 1971. While attending Brockport, he played varsity football, baseball, and track.
His athletic awards include:
★ SUNY All-Conference Champion – 400 Intermediate Hurdles, 1971
★ N.Y. State Collegiate Champion – 400 I.H., 1970-71
★ A.A.V. National Champion Pentathlon Jr.
★ Penn Relays Olympic Development 400 Hurdle Champ
★ National Masters 600 Meter Champion – 2 years
★ Penn Relays 1600 Meter Relay Champion, 1973
★National Masters 1600 & 3200 Meter Relays – 7 years
His Coaching accomplishments include Track & Field at Brockport State,1973; SUNY AC and State Collegiate Championships, and being named Coach of the Year 1973 in Coach & Athlete Magazine. Coach VanAuker coached track & field at Hilton High School from 1974-1991 leading Hilton to 7 divisional championships and started the girls cross-country and track & field programs. He coached girls track & field at Athena High from 1992-2001 and was named Section V Coach of the Year in 1993.
Coach VanAuker has been coaching girls track & field at Fairport since 2002 and has led the lady Raiders to 4 division and 2 Section V championships.
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