Patrick Bendzick

Mr. Bendzick serves as the Director of Health and Wellness, in addition to being the head coach of the cross country program and an assistant coach in the track program. He joined St. Margaret’s in 2015 as the Director of Athletics and guided the Tartans to the California Division 5 School of the Year honors in 2019.

He currently oversees the athletic department, school nurses, and counselors. This has allowed him to take a holistic approach to the student experience that utilizes the latest in educational research, exercise science, cognitive development, and social emotional learning to maximize student potential.

Mr. Bendzick previously was at Canyon High School in Anaheim, where he served as the athletic director for seven years and as head coach of track and field and cross country. In 2014 he was named the Orange County Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year and in 2018 he was named the Orange County Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year. He began coaching at the college level in 2001 for the University of San Francisco, and began teaching physical education and sports medicine at the high school level that same year.

Mr. Bendzick holds a Bachelor of Arts in kinesiology from California State University, Long Beach and a Master of Education from National University. He is a former Division I collegiate distance runner and continues to run daily with the St. Margaret’s teams.