Catonsville High School Athletic Director Attains Elite Title

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The athletic director at Catonsville High School, Rich Hambor, has been recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association as a certified athletic administrator. According to the association, Hambor is one of an "elite" group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The voluntary certification process includes a thorough evaluation of candidates’ educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a "rigorous, comprehensive" written examination. The designation was first offered in 1988 and as of today, only 7,785 athletic administrators have achieved this designation.

“Rich has been an advocate for student athletes for nearly 25 years," said Matthew Ames, principal of Catonsville High School, in a statement. “As a coach, he led his teams by exemplifying all that is good in sports and the lessons it teaches us all. Now as the leader of the Catonsville High School Athletic Department, he brings that same passion and philosophy to the programs and coaches he supports."

Hambor joined the staff of Catonsville High in 1997 as an English language arts teacher after serving as an assistant and junior varsity football coach at Randallstown High School.
At Catonsville High, Hambor coached varsity baseball, boy’s basketball and football. Under his leadership, the football team made the playoffs in 2004 for the first time in school history and continued to make the playoffs in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The Comets were Baltimore County and Class 4A North Region champions in 2011. His career record was 85-62.

As coach of the varsity baseball team, Hambor earned a career record of 164-90 and the team won Baltimore County championships in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2013. As a state leader in athletics, Hambor served as the Class 3A-4A North regional chairperson in football for seven years and as the Class 4A North regional chairperson in baseball for two years.