John Babington

B.A., Williams College
J.D., Harvard Law School

John Babington enters his 20th year as head cross country coach at Wellesley College. During his tenure, Wellesley has seized five of eight New England Women's and Men's Conference (NEWMAC) Championships - most recently in 2005. Prior to the inception of the NEWMAC, Babington guided Wellesley to four straight New England Women's 8 (NEW 8) Championships from 1993-96.

Babington has been voted Coach-of-the-Year by his peers six times. He was named NEW 8 Coach-of-the-Year three times: 1993, 1994 and 1996. Since the inception of the NEWMAC, he has been voted Coach-of-the-Year three times: 1999, 2000 and 2005.

Babington's passion for teaching the art of running does not end with Wellesley. He served as U.S. Senior Women’s Team Leader at the World Cross Country Championships in 1990 and 2001, and was an assistant coach on the U.S. Track & Field Team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Most recently, he was a member of the U.S. coaching staff at the 2003 World Cross Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, England.

Prior to Wellesley, Babington was an assistant coach at Harvard and head coach of the Liberty Athletic Club, a nationally prominent women's running club.

Babington, a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School, is an active runner, competing in road races, cross country and track & field. He has completed the Boston Marathon 13 times. Along with his coaching duties, Babington works in the Information Services Department on campus.