Coaching Bio
Coach Cavanaugh returns to Wellsboro as head Men’s Track Coach, after a 15 year hiatus. Coach Cavanaugh graduated from Wellsboro where he was a three sport athlete in football, basketball and track. During his senior year of track, Coach Cavanaugh won both the NTL and the West Branch league Javelin and Discus titles. His throw of 196 ft in the Javelin at Districts was good enough to bring home a 1st place District IV title.
After scratching on a throw at States that would have brought home Wellsboro's second men's individual state winner, he settled for 9th place and just missed the podium.
Coach Cavanaugh graduated from Mansfield University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In college, he played one year of football at Wilkes University and threw the Javelin his Sophomore year at Shippensburg University.
Coach Cavanaugh has coached various sports for Wellsboro over the past 20 years. Including six as a Varsity football assistant (1993, 1996-1999), four as a Middle School football assistant (1994-1995, 2012-2013), one as a girls basketball Varsity assistant (2013) and two years as the boys Varsity track head coach (1998-1999).
Coach Cavanaugh is currently employed with Tioga County Department of Human Services and works with youth in both the Residential Treatment program and the youth detention facility and currently resides in Wellsboro with his wife Amy and their three kids; Taylor, Abbye, and Brenna.
Other Profiles
Football
Girls Basketball
| Coaching History |
| YEAR |
POSITION |
| 2014 |
Head Coach |
| 1998-1999 |
Head Coach |
| Varsity Coaching Records |
| YEAR |
OVERALL |
PCT |
LEAGUE |
PCT |
| 2014 |
6-2 |
0.750 |
6-2 |
0.750 |
| 1999 |
0-0 |
0.000 |
0-0 |
0.000 |
| 1998 |
0-0 |
0.000 |
0-0 |
0.000 |
| TOTALS |
6-2 |
0.750 |
6-2 |
0.750 |
