Meet Coach Porter

Coach Darlene Porter is a Volleyball and Track and Field coach at Welsh Valley MS. Coach Porter has previously coached at Brookside Middle School in Sarasota, FL and Manteo Middle School in Manteo, NC. Coach Porter also has 14 years of experience coaching Track and Field. Coach Porter is a 6^th grade Science and Writing teacher, and is the Science Curriculum Coordinator for WVMS. Coach Porter graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Elementary Education and earned her Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from The University of Florida.

As a high school athlete Coach Porter was an Indiana State Champion All-Around Gymnast and was a Nationally Ranked Equestrian Equitation Rider. As a young adult athlete, she studied and competed in Goju Ryu Karate. Coach Porter continues to compete in 5K, 10K, Trail Runs, and ½ marathons. She also enjoys swimming, hiking, biking, kayaking, SCUBA diving and reading.

Coach Porter’s proudest moments have been watching her own children compete and love sports. Her daughter Sarah swam at the National level for the Sarasota Sharks, Marshall University, and now continues to coach at the college and high school level in Spartanburg, SC. Her son Alex competed in hockey, football, pole-vaulting, and golf. He now continues to coach junior golfers in Jacksonville, FL.