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Marlborough High School has named Pete Jones as its new athletic director, replacing Jeff Rudzinsky, who is retiring at the end of the school year after serving 15 years in the role. Jones, currently the AD at Advanced Math & Science Academy in Marlborough, is a 2003 Marlborough High graduate who in 2023 was named District 2 Athletic Director of the Year by the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association.
Jones starts his new position on July 1 and was chosen out of a pool of more than 50 candidates. .
Rudzinsky was chosen in 2010 out of 70 candidates to replace Rich Riley after "Rudz" – as he is known – had already served at Marlborough High as an assistant football coach for 11 years, an assistant softball coach and president of the boosters club for nine years.
His final day on the job is June 30, but he is pleased to pass the position over to a familiar face.
"I've known Pete since he was a (soccer and basketball) player here," Rudzinsky said Thursday. "Just knowing that we're getting someone who understands Marlborough High and has a passion for keeping us where we are and taking us to the next level – he bleeds orange and black."
Marlborough High and AMSA co-op in four sports (field hockey, ice hockey, gymnastics and boys tennis), meaning Jones is involved in both schools' athletic programs.
Jones, formerly AD at West Boylston and St. Peter-Marian Central Catholic High School, took over at AMSA in 2016 and is a past president of the Central Mass. Athletic Director Association. In 2019, he received the President’s Award of Merit for Central Mass. from the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA).
A year later, he was named the Richard E. Lewis Award from the Mass. Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association.
"It is bittersweet. I'm very excited; I've always wanted to get back there," Jones, who lives in Worcester, said. "I'm going back home, but this has been a tremendous nine and a half years here (at AMSA). It's a special place."
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Rudzinsky graduated from Belmont High in 1978 and is a member of the school's basketball hall of fame. A year ago, he was named Athletic Director of the Year for District 3.
This story will be updated.
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This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: AMSA's Pete Jones to replace Rudzinsky as athletic director at Marlbrough
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