coaches
Head Coach
MAJ 
Bill Ballinger, MTARNG
406-447-5484 (office)
406-461-9008 (cell)
bballinger -is-at- carroll -dot- edu
Feel free to call during evening hours!
Bill Ballinger ran competitively at NCAA DIV 1A level for the University of Montana (1986-1991). During his collegiate competitive career he earned 2 Athletic Letter Awards and several Big-Sky Conference All Academic awards. Bill has over 10 years high school coaching experience at the Montana class B and AA levels. Until last spring he was the Head Cross-Country and Distance Coach at Missoula Hellgate High school. In April of 2006 he resigned his coaching positions to accept an assignment as an Assistant Professor of Military Science with the Carroll College Department of Military Science. Since arriving at Carroll he has been working with the Carroll Athletic Department to establish the "Racing-Saint's" inaugural Cross-Country team.
Bill currently holds the rank of Major in the Montana Army National Guard and is the Officer in Charge of the Carroll Army ROTC program. His education consists of a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, a B.A. in Biology / Chemistry, and secondary science teaching endorsements. He has taught at the junior high, high school, and collegiate levels.
Assistant Coach
Racing Saints Assistant Coach Brian Wieck is no stranger to competitive distance running. He has run over thirty 50 KM races in the past 8 years and has finished in the top 10 in over 90% of his competitions. He has won the prestigious Elkhorn 50 K four times dating back to 2002 and was the 2006 Montana Governor's Cup Half-Marathon Champion. He is the founder and current race director of the Pemberton Trail 50 K and the Helena South Hills Trail Series races.
Brian graduated from Eastern Washington University with a B.A. in Recreation Management. He has coached collegiate distance runners (2002, University of Montana) and is currently a professional coach with the Helena Legion Baseball club. In addition to Carroll Cross-Country athletes he coaches numerous area ultra-marathoners.
Brian's hometown is Rockford, Michigan and his family consists of his parents, sister, and dog Olive.