Who is Eliana (Illi) Armijos?
As a Player:
Played AAU for the Liberty Belles from Queens, NY. Spent one year at Christ the King HS and transferred to Francis Lewis HS. At Francis Lewis went to play the NYC PSAL Championship at Madison Square Garden in 1998.
Adelphi University- Scholarship athlete, shooting guard from 1999-2002. Armijos was one of the most prolific guards to play at Adelphi. She was a key member of the 2002 team that went to the NCAA Tournament. Averaged 12.5 PPG and holds record for 2nd most 3pt shots in one season and 2nd for 3pt percentage 40.9%.
Breaking down the players by position talk about your guards? (Interview with Adelphi's Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kelly Watts Nov 2002)
"Eliana Armijos is a senior tri-captain that brings a great amount of enthusiasm. An outstanding scorer and three point shooter.We need someone like that to be a part of our team."
Head Girls Basketball Coach Middle School and High School
The Cathedral School
Head Coach MS 7/8 Girls Basketball
2003-2007 Record 43-4
Grace Church Middle School
2007-2008 9-2
2008-2012 44-1 *Went on a 4 year 44-0 winning streak losing the last game of the 2012 season at the Town Tournament.
Grace Church High School
2012-2020, 2021-2022 Record 190-35
*Coach of the Year PSAA 2015-2016
Overall Career Coaching record 2003-2020, 2021-2022
286-42
As the Athletic Director at Grace Church School 2008-2022
Middle School
Four 7/8 Girls Basketball Undefeated Championship Banners
Four 7/8 Girls Volleyball Undefeated Championship Banners
Two 7/8 Boys Soccer Undefeated Championship Banners
One 7/8 Girls Soccer Undefeated Championship Banner
One 7/8 Softball Undefeated Championship Banner
Grace Church School Expands to a new High School Division in 2012 with the 1st inaugural class that graduated in 2016.
High School First Inaugural Season as a Full JV Program 2012-2014.
High School First Inaugural Season as a part Varsity Program in 2014-2015 with no seniors followed by a Full Varsity Program in the 2015-2016 season.
2014-2015 Girls Varsity Basketball PSAA League Championship Banner
*Automatic bid to the NYSAIS State Tournament Finished in the Elite 8
2015-2016 Boys Varsity Soccer PSAA League Championship Banner
2015-2016 Girls Varsity Cross Country PSAA League Championship Banner
*Automatic bid to the NYSAIS State Meet
2015-2016 Girls Varsity Basketball PSAA League Championship Banner
*Automatic Bid the NYSAIS State Tournament Finished in the Final 4
*First Division 1 Scholarship Award to Ayanna Dublin at Northeastern University
2017-2018 Girls Varsity Cross Country ACIS League Championship Banner
*Automatic bid to the NYSAIS State Meet
2019-2020 Girls Varsity Basketball ACIS Playoff League Championship Banner
2021-2022 Record Breaking 6 Championship Banners in One Year!
2021-2022 Girls Varsity Soccer ACIS Playoff League Championship Banner
2021-2022 Girls Varsity Basketball ACIS Regular Season League Championship Banner
*Automatic bid to the NYSAIS State Tournament- hosted first ever State Tournament game, making school history in our semi new gym Made it to the Elite 8.
2021-2022 Girls Varsity Basketball ACIS Playoff Championship Banner
2021-2022 Softball ACIS Playoff Championship Banner
2021-2022 Boys Varsity Volleyball ACIS Regular Season League Championship Banner
*Automatic bid to the NYSAIS State Tournament -hosted 2nd State Tournament game in school history in our new gym. Advanced to the Final Four in only our second year having a Boys Varsity Volleyball Program.
2021-2022 Boys Varsity Volleyball ACIS Playoff League Championship Banner
Education:
B.S. Physical Education and Health, Adelphi University, 2003
M.A. Educational Leadership & Technology, Adelphi University, 2013
Former Position: 2007-Jan 2023
Director of Athletics 5th-12th
Director of Physical Education 9th-12th
HS Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
Grace Church School
Armijos taught skills at:
Camp Kaleidoscope (Sarah Lawrence College) Mt Vernon, NY
Associate Camp Director
Drew University Basketball Camp Madison, NJ
Seton Hall Basketball Camp South Orange, NY
Long Island Basketball Camp Southampton, NY
Adelphi Basketball Camp Garden City, NY
Long Island Basketball Camp Southampton, NY
Camp Na-Sho-Pa (8 week overnight camp) Bloomsburg, NY