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Coaching staffs announced for five international competitions, including IAAF World Championships – USA Track & Field – News
INDIANAPOLIS — USATF national team coaching and support staffs were announced Thursday for five international competitions in 2019, including the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama and the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
In addition, USATF is sending full teams and staff to the 2019 Europe vs. USA Match, NACAC U23 and Pan American U20 Championships. More than 110 staff members will serve Team USATF athletes on these five teams. Athlete rosters will be announced as teams are finalized.
Leading Team USATF at the IAAF World Championships are women’s head coach Bonnie Edmondson (Trinity College) and men’s head coach Robert Gary (Furman University). Orin Richburg will serve as head coach for the IAAF World Relays with assistant sprint coaches Angela Williams (Prairie View A&M University) and Linda Lanker (Spokane Community College) as well as assistant relay coaches Olympians Mechelle Freeman and Wallace Spearmon.
Dena Evans and Mike Ford (Baylor University) will act as head coaches for the women’s and men’s teams at the Europe vs. USA Match. For the NACAC U23 championships, Easter Gabriel and Rod Staggs will serve as head coaches and Pamela Marquez (Heritage Christian School) and Michael Lawson will lead Team USATF at the Pan American U20 Championships.
Fans can follow along with #TeamUSATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
IAAF World Championships Doha 2019
| Women’s Staff | ||
| Bonnie Edmondson | Head Coach | Trinity College |
| Chris Johnson | Assistant Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | University of Arkansas Fayetteville |
| Dena Evans | Assistant Coach – Distance | Redwood City, California |
| Delethea Quarles | Assistant Coach – Jumps/Combined | University of South Carolina |
| Sandra Fowler | Assistant Coach – Throws | Coastal Carolina University |
| Cathleen Cawley | Head Manager | University of Idaho |
| Men’s Staff | ||
| Robert Gary | Head Coach | Furman University |
| Maurice Pierce | Assistant Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Hampton University |
| Damon Martin | Assistant Coach – Distance | Adams State University |
| Nic Petersen | Assistant Coach – Jumps/Combined | University of Florida |
| Ashley Muffet | Assistant Coach – Throws | Ohio State University |
| Ken Brauman | Head Manager | Seminole High School |
| Combined Staff | ||
| Melinda Withrow | Event Manager | Polson High School |
| David Watkins | Event Manager | Washington, D.C. |
| Orin Richburg | Relay Coach | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Medical Staff | ||
| Harris Patel | Head ATC | Norcross High School |
| Christie-Lee Coad | ATC | College Station, Texas |
| Akihito Tajima | ATC | Orlando, Florida |
| Andy Glidewell | PT/ATC | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Erin Hassler | ATC | Houston, Texas |
| Jacob Crow | ATC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Chris Yee | LMT | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jerrica Thomas | PT | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Josh Glass | DC | Marietta, Georgia |
| James Parker | DC | Kaysville, Utah |
| Amadeus Mason | MD | Decatur, Georgia |
| Rebecca Breslow | MD | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Lani Lawrence | Sports Psychologist | University of Southern California |
| Mackenzie White | Nutritionist | Coronado, California |
IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019
| Staff | ||
| Orin Richburg | Relay Coach | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mechelle Freeman | Assistant Relay Coach | Maple Grove, Minnesota |
| Wallace Spearmon | Assistant Relay Coach | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Angela Williams | Women’s Assistant Coach – Sprints | Prairie View A&M University |
| Kristin Heaston-Bell | Women’s Head Manager | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Linda Lanker | Men’s Assistant Coach – Sprints | Spokane Community College |
| Manny Bautista | Men’s Head Manager | San Diego Mesa Community College |
| Kenny Banks | Event Manager | Houston, Texas |
| Lauryn Williams | Event Manager | Dallas, Texas |
| Medical Staff | ||
| Dustin Williams | Head ATC | Brigham Young University |
| Harris Patel | ATC | Buford, Georgia |
| Darrell Barnes | ATC | Carmel, Indiana |
| Yuki Sugimoto | ATC | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Andy Glidewell | PT/ATC | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Karen Standley | LMT | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Asdrubal Lopez | DC | Spokane, Washington |
| Monique Burton | MD | Seattle, Washington |
| Mackenzie White | Nutritionist | Coronado, California |
| Sean McCann | Sport Psychologist | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Lani Lawrence | Sports Psychologist | West Hollywood, California |
| Women’s Staff | ||
| Dena Evans | Head Coach | Redwood City, California |
| Ryan Wilson | Assistant Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Los Angeles, California |
| Cristy Snellgroves | Assistant Coach – Distance | Lake Sumter State College |
| Chris Johnson | Assistant Coach – Jumps/Combined | University of Arkansas Fayetteville |
| Michele Curcio | Assistant Coach – Throws | Lafayette College |
| Wendy Truvillion | Head Manager | Grand Canyon University |
| Men’s Staff | ||
| Mike Ford | Head Coach | Baylor University |
| Joel Brown | Assistant Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Ohio State University |
| Mark Coogan | Assistant Coach – Distance | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| James Thomas | Assistant Coach – Jumps/Combined | Texas Tech University |
| Justin St. Clair | Assistant Coach – Throws | North Dakota State University |
| Gary Morgan | Head Manager | Clarkston, Michigan |
| Combined Staff | ||
| Jennifer Nanista-Stephens | Event Manager | San Diego Christian College |
| Byron Turner | Event Manager | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Orin Richburg | Relay Coach | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Medical Staff | ||
| Jody Moore | Head ATC | Waco, Texas |
| Sean Gateley | ATC | Azusa Pacific University |
| Christine Hendry | ATC | Portland, Oregon |
| Chris Thomas | LMT | Victoria, Texas |
| Krystal Barclay | LMT | University of South Carolina |
| Leo Kormanik | DC | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Connie Hayes | DC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Joel Kary | MD | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Chris Stanley | Sports Psychologist | Florida State University |
NACAC U23
| Women’s Staff | ||
| Easter Gabriel | Women’s Head Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Lancaster, Texas |
| Connie Teaberry | Women’s Assistant Coach – Jumps/Multis | Davis Junction, Illinois |
| Lucais MacKay | Women’s Assistant Coach – Throws | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Shayla Houlihan | Assistant Coach – Distance | University of California, Berkeley |
| Mary Wineberg | Head Manager | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Men’s Staff | ||
| Rod Staggs | Men’s Head Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Gary Aldrich | Assistant Coach – Throws | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Damon Martin | Assistant Coach – Distance | Alamosa, Colorado |
| Shawn Wilbourn | Assistant Coach – Jumps/Multis | Duke University |
| Veronica Rodriguez-Butler | Head Manager | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Combined Staff | ||
| Danielle Siebert | Event Manager | University of Maryland |
| Michael Murphy | Event Manager | Burleson, Texas |
| Mechelle Freeman | Relay Coach | Maple Grove, Minnesota |
| Wallace Spearmon | Relay Coach | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Medical Staff | ||
| Katie Rovtar | Head ATC | Clemson University |
| Thomas Kirsch | ATC | Mansfield, Texas |
| Bronson Sagon | ATC/LMT | Texas Christian University |
| Roger White | LMT | Rochester Hills, Michigan |
| Amy Berglund | DC | Missoula, Montana |
| Christine Foss | ATC/DC | Towaco, New Jersey |
| Vincent Key | MD | University of Kansas |
| Brian Zuleger | Sports Psychologist | Adams State University |
Pan American U20 Championships
| Women’s Staff | ||
| Pamela Marquez | Head Coach – Jumps | Heritage Christian School |
| Angela Williams | Assistant Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Houston, Texas |
| Richard Mercado | Assistant Coach – Throws/Multis | St. John’s School |
| Jebreh Harris | Assistant Coach – Distance | University of Illinois |
| Wendy Truvillion | Head Manager | Grand Canyon University |
| Men’s Staff | ||
| Michael Lawson | Head Coach – Sprints/Hurdles | Durham, North Carolina |
| Mike Judge | Assistant Coach – Throws | Marietta, Georgia |
| Chris Coleman | Assistant Coach – Jumps | North Carolina State University |
| Kevin Jermyn | Assistant Coach – Distance | Elon University |
| Kim Dismuke | Head Manager | Central Arizona College |
| Combined Staff | ||
| Kevin Ankrom | Event Manager | Benton, Illinois |
| Martin Palavicini | Event Manager | California State University, Fresno |
| Mechelle Freeman | Relay Coach | Maple Grove, Minnesota |
| Wallace Spearmon | Relay Coach | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Medical Staff | ||
| Alex Breitenwischer | Head ATC | Baylor University |
| Honami Abe | ATC | Southern Methodist University |
| Jessica Kendall | ATC | Utah Valley University |
| Jamal Baptiste | LMT | Norcross, Georgia |
| Christina Lujan | DC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jason Blackham | MD | Ogden, Utah |
| Margaret Ottley | Sport Psychologist | West Chester University |
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