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Whitnall Quickly Names New Athletic Director

Only five days lapse between former athletic director's final day and her replacement's board approval.

With the start school and the fall sports season rapidly approaching, it did not take long for to find a new athletic director/associate principal.

On Monday, the Whitnall School Board approved Rick Elertson, who had been an associate principal at Forest Park Middle School in Franklin, as Jill Stobber’s replacement.

Stobber, who was with the district for two years, finished her tenure with Whitnall on July 20, after accepting the athletic director opening at Hartford High School earlier this summer.

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“It was a good move for her because it is more of a focus on athletics, 100 percent athletic director,” Whitnall Superintendent Lowell Holtz said. “When (Hartford’s) principal called me up, I told them they couldn’t find a better person. … Every single game I went to, she was there. She was extremely visible.”

Elertson is familiar with Whitnall. He was previously a teacher and an assistant high school varsity football coach.

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“He has strong administrative skills and was with the football program in the past,” Holtz said. “It was extremely important to get Rick in. It’s an extremely important time for us. Sports are really important here and we’re glad to have someone in place.”


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