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Hoffman Estates names new baseball, track coaches

Andrew Wulbecker has been named head baseball coach at Hoffman Estates High School.

Wulbecker takes over the program from Chuck Abbot, who stepped down earlier this year after two years as the Hawks' head coach.

"We are excited to see Andrew take the reins of the very team he played for as a student-athlete," said Hoffman Estates High School Principal Josh Schumacher. "Andrew already has a well established rapport with our Hawks athletes and is a great fit to lead our program."

Wulbecker has worked at Hoffman Estates since 2016, serving as a Title 1 Attendance Interventionist. He spent the past season as the baseball team's assistant coach and also worked as an assistant football coach with the varsity program.

As a student at Hoffman Estates, he earned the baseball program's MVP for the 2002 season.

"Having Coach Wulbecker lead the program he excelled at as a player adds new dimension to the team," said Hoffman Estates athletic director Steve Lacni. "His perspective from both sides of our baseball program will help him build strong connections with our student-athletes."

Wulbecker earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from North Central College in 2013.

In addition to playing four years of baseball at Hoffman Estates, Wulbecker also played baseball for both Harper College and North Central College

•Vito Anzalone has been named head boys track and field coach at Hoffman Estates. Anzalone takes over the program from Tyrone Jones, who stepped down earlier this year after 11 seasons as the Hawks' head coach.

"While we are sad to see coach Jones step down, we are proud to see coach Anzalone move into a more prominent roll with the team," said Hoffman Estates High School Principal Josh Schumacher. "Vito's connection with our student-athletes will be beneficial in their continued growth and development, and we're excited to hand him the reins of the program."

Anzalone spent last year as the assistant varsity coach for boys track, as well as the assistant coach for boys cross country team. Prior to joining HEHS, Anzalone volunteered for various coaching duties at Wheeling High School. In his past two seasons with the Hawks, he assisted in leading the team to Mid-Suburban League indoor and outdoor championships, two sectional appearances, and two state championship appearances.

As a student-athlete at Prospect High School, Anzalone made three state appearances and set two school records in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.

"Vito was very involved in the success our Hawks runners have had the past couple of years," said Hoffman Estates athletic director Steve Lacni. "We are looking forward to continued success with him taking over the head coaching job."

Anzalone graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 2016 with a bachelors of science degree in Mathematics with a teaching option. He joined the mathematics department at Hoffman Estates in August 2016.

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