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Athletic Staff

• Wayne King, Director of Athletics

• Emily Marino, Women’s Athletic Coordinator

• Stephanie Herman, Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

• Brent Smith, Head Athletic Trainer

• Candice Kubeck, Associate Athletic Trainer

In the fall, the football team had a 7-4 overall record and advanced to the Graphic Edge Bowl game under first year head coach Tom Minnick. The men's soccer team won the Region IV championship game and advanced to the District tournament in Dallas, Texas where they finished with a 10-7-2 overall record. Women's soccer  finished their season as the Region IV championship runners-up, while the volleyball team finished with a 20-18 overall record. Men's and women's cross-country started their inaugural season with the men's team advancing two runners to nationals.

Without question, King’s coaching success has not gone unnoticed. He has been voted Coach of the Year in the competitive N4C four times. For the Wolves success in 1994, he was named NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, Coach of the Year for the Division III World Series and District D Coach of the Year. King was inducted into the Region IV Hall of Fame by his fellow Region IV athletic directors as an administrator/coach in 2004.

King attended Beaver Local High School in East Liverpool, OH. There, he was a three-sport athlete and earned 12 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.

King holds a bachelor and master degree from Ohio University in Athens, OH. He attended Ohio University on a baseball scholarship, was a four-year starting catcher and earned Mid-America All-Conference honors.

Wayne and his wife Janine, reside in Joliet, IL. They have two children, Stacey, 34, and Kelsey, 21 and two grandchildren.

Emily Marino begins her third year at Joliet Junior College as the women’s athletic coordinator and head softball coach.  In her first two years of coaching at JJC, Coach Marino has produced four NJCAA All-American players and one NJCAA Academic All-American.

Emily is a graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, IL. At JCA, she was a standout volleyball, basketball, and softball player earning 10 varsity letters.

Marino went on to play softball at the University of Florida where she was a four-year starting catcher/ first baseman. She holds numerous records including RBIs (150), walks (138), and on-base percentage (.409).  She is second in games started (267), third in home runs (28), third in games played (269), and fourth in hits (217). Her .296 batting average is sixth on Florida’s all-time list.

Emily currently resides in Joliet, IL.
 

Stephanie Herman
Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Sports Information Director
815-280-2431
sherman@jjc.edu

Stephanie Herman enters her eighth year as the Joliet Junior College Athletic Department Administrative Assistant. She also is the Sports Information Director.

In addition to her many duties as the Athletic Department Administrative Assistant, she also served as assistant women’s basketball coach for three seasons and assistant softball coach for one season.

Herman is a graduate of Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, IL. As a Lady Comet, she earned seven varsity letters while competing in basketball, softball and cross-country.

Following her prep career, Herman continued her athletic career at JJC and was a member of the Lady Wolves basketball and softball teams. In her freshman season, the Lady Wolves softball team finished the season with a school record 33 wins and placed 2nd at the NJCAA Division III National Tournament.

Stephanie earned her associate’s degree in Business Administration from JJC.  She and her husband, Roy, reside in Braidwood, IL.
 

Brent Smith
Athletic Trainer

(815) 280-2544

brensmit@jjc.edu

Brent Smith MS, ATC, who works in an outreach capacity through Athletic and Therapeutic Institute (ATI), is now in his second year as an  Athletic Trainer at JJC.

He comes here from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN after completing his master’s degree in kinesiology with a specialization in athletic training. While at IU, Brent served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer and had direct supervision over Hoosier wrestling, baseball and softball. Prior to his time at IU, Brent was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Ursinus College in suburban Philadelphia and had primary coverage for the varsity football, softball and track and field teams. Brent completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and

received bachelor degrees in athletic training and health & physical education. While enrolled in the CAAHEP accredited Athletic Training Education Program at IUP, Brent completed rotations with football, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, and field hockey.

Brent also completed an internship with the Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League as part of his graduation requirement. Immediately following graduation, Brent was a Colony Development Consultant with Sigma Pi Fraternity, International based in Nashville, TN where he had various responsibilities in regards to membership education, leadership development, recruitment and organization at colleges and universities across the country.

Brent and his wife, Jackie reside in Plainfield, IL along with their dog Milli.

Candice Kubeck

Athletic Trainer

(815) 280-2544

ckubeck@jjc.edu

Candice Kubeck M.Ed, ATC is in her second year as an Athletic Trainer though Athletic and Therapeutic Institute (ATI) for JJC's athletics teams.

She comes from the University of Texas in Austin, TX where she worked for a year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer with the men's track and field, cross-country, and football teams. She had various duties, which included travel and care for the teams.  Candice earned a master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas, where she was a Graduate Assistant for two years directly supervising the men's track and field, cross-country, and football teams. 

She earned a bachelor's of education degree double majoring in athletic training and psychology from the University of Miami in Miami, FL. There she helped pioneer the athletic training degree to become CAAHEP accredited by becoming the first graduate in the athletic training program. The program became CAAHEP accredited a year after she left. While working as a student athletic trainer she completed rotations with football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field and volleyball.

Candice grew up in Mokena, IL and went to Lincoln-Way High School. There she worked as an athletic training student for one year. She currently resides in Plainfield, IL.

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