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Coach Rick

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Coaching Experience
Head Coach, USATF Club - Huron Athletics (Track & Field & Cross Country) since 2012
Personal coaching / training for independent runners and road racers - Ongoing
Head Coach, Varsity Cross-Country at Arizona College Prep (Boys & Girls) 2012
Head Coach, Middle School Cross-Country at Arizona College Prep (Boys & Girls) 2009 - 2012
Head Coach, Middle School Track & Field at Arizona College Prep (Boys & Girls) 2010 – 2012
Volunteer Coach, Hershey Track & Field Program (Boys & Girls) Various Years
Volunteer Graduate Assistant Eastern Michigan University – 1994
Volunteer Graduate Assistant Carman-Ainsworth H.S. – 1989 through 1994

Coaching Performances
USATF Junior Olympic National Champions: 1
USATF Junior Olympic National Championships Qualifiers: 11 Athletes (over 5 seasons)
USATF Junior Olympic Regional Championships Qualifiers: 20 Athletes (over 5 seasons)
EVC X-C: 1 Champion, 1 runner-up, 10 runners on first-team all-conference in 4 years
EVC Track: 4 Individual Champions, 4 Second-places, and 7 top 3 finishers in 3 years
Hershey Track & Field: Multiple Arizona State Champions and 2nd Places
Individual Training programs: Multiple Road-racers guided to Boston Marathon Qualifying performances

Coaching Strengths & Duties
Cycled training programs for peak performances at targeted goal races
Multiple workout variations for a variety of training needs
Identifying and recruiting talent with the goal of building a consistent program
XC course layout and marking utilizing existing topography
XC courses that both challenge runners and are spectator friendly
Spreadsheet based record keeping for scoring meets and tracking training performances

Competitive Experience
All Conference, Region Champion, State Qualifier in H.S. track and cross-country
All Michigan, All Central Collegiate Conference, NCAA Div. I Championships Qualifier at EMU X-C
18 month span of unbeaten 5k Road Race victories
Consistently top 5% against the field in Road Races (Most often top 1%)
Many 5K & 10K Road Race Victories in Michigan and Arizona
ABCO 5k Series Winner 1995

Personal Record Performances
On Track:    800m    1:52
    1500m    3:59
    Mile    4:12
    3000m    8:55
    5000m    14:28
On Roads    5k    15:25
    8K    25:35
    10k    31:42
    10Miles    53:20
    Half Marathon    1:09:11
    Marathon    2:41:30
Marathons
Silver State Marathon, Reno, NV, 2nd Place Overall, Finish Time 2 hours 57 minutes, August 1995
Tucson Marathon, AZ, 11th Place Overall, Finish Time

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    • Coach Rick
    • Coach Famisha
    • Coach Eric
    • Coach Andrew
    • Coach Tyler
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