Chargers won 140 titles since Taryn Bachis became athletic director
James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal
Taryn Bachis arrived on the campus of Albuquerque Academy in 1984.
Forty-two years later, she’s preparing for her exit.
The private school’s longtime athletic director, Bachis is set to retire, as soon as this flurry of state tournament activity ends over the next 10 days.
“I’m just tired,” Bachis said. “I’m going to be 67, and I want to leave while I’m healthy enough to do other things. I’ve been here since I was 25 years old; 42 years is a long time. … I love the kids and I love the coaches, but I want to stop when I still have produced some good results here at Academy.”
Bachis, 66, has served as the school’s AD since 2000, and her quiet presence has been a constant for all of Academy’s sports programs in what has been a quarter century of unparalleled achievement.
Since she became athletic director, the school has won a nearly unfathomable 140 state championships. With perhaps several more to come between now and May 16.
