Cross Country, Girls: Varsity

Michael Schloat

Head Coach

A coach with more than fifteen years' experience coaching prep school Cross Country and Track and Field, Mike holds a Sprints, Hurdles, and Relay Specialist certificate from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, in addition to a USATF Level I coaching certification.  In four years as a student-athlete at Williams College, Mike contributed to six New England championship teams (indoors and outdoors), earned All-New England and All-NESCAC honors five times, qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships, and graduated as a school record holder. 

Janet Calhoun Hughes Gray

Assistant Coach

Callie's passion for education started by teaching summers at Choate Rosemary Hall and Phillips Academy.  When she graduated from Washington & Lee with a B.S. in mathematics and a minor in philosophy, Callie pursued her full-time teaching career at the Foxcroft School in Virginia.  After three years at Foxcroft, Callie decided to teach abroad and prior to joining the Deerfield faculty in 2017, had been teaching at The Country Day School in Costa Rica for two years. 

From her experiences at these schools, Callie has forged a passion for global mindfulness, service learning, and athletics.  Callie lives on campus with her husband Scott, and their dog Miller. 

Cheri Karbon

Assistant Coach

Cheri came to Deerfield in 1999 as a teaching fellow in Spanish upon graduation from Northern Michigan University. She received her MA from Middlebury College in the summer of 2003. In addition to teaching Spanish, Cheri coaches the girls cross country team in the fall, and track and field in the spring. She lives in Deerfield with her two sons, Henry and Jay.