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Coaches
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Doug Lamont - Mike Van Tighem - Brenda Van Tighem - Gwen Ridout
Robbie Cumming - Duncan Margach - Eric Koo
Doug Lamont
Focus: Men's Long Distance (400+)
Bio:
Head Coach: UCAC and Dino’s Track & Field/ Cross Country
NCCP Level 4 Distance
2013 CIS Track & Field Coach of the Year
2007 CIS Track & Field Coach of the Year
2003 CIS Cross Country Coach of the Year
2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002 Canada West Track & Field Coach of the Year
2010, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1999 Canada West Cross Country Coach of the Year
Doug started coaching track & field in 1977 when he started teaching with the Calgary Board of Education. He taught Junior High Physical Education for 22 years and during that time coached school and club Track & Field Athletes. Over that time, Doug coached with Calgary Spartans, Calgary Track West and now works with UCAC. Doug was also active at the Provincial and National Level as an event Coach and a Head Coach for several Provincial and National Teams.
Doug, retired from teaching in 1999 to become the Director of the Southern Alberta Track & Field Centre. That role has evolved into his present postion as Head Coach of the University of Calgary Dino’s Track & Field / Cross Country Program.
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Mike Van Tighem
Focus: Ladies Long Distance (400+)
NCCP Certification:
- Level 3; Level 4/5 in progress
- Instructor for Levels 1 and 2
Coaching Experience:
- High School coach 1983-2001
- Kelowna Track & Field Club 1983-1987 and 1989-2001
- Calgary Thunderbolts 1987-1989
- UCAC/University of Calgary 2004-present
- BC Team Coach 1986-1987, and 1990 -1998
- Canadian Team Coach 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
Coaching areas include middle distance and cross country. Mike was a founding member of the Kelowna Track & Field Club and coached Brenda Shackleton who set the current Canadian Junior 3000m record (9:12.84) in 1985. Along the way Mike has developed numerous other National Team members, most notably 2004 Olympian Malindi Elmore.
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Brenda Van Tighem
Focus: Speed/Power (60-400)
NCCP Certification:
- Level 4/5
- Instructor for Level 1 and 2 and for Level 3 sprints, hurdles, and jumps.
- Instructor for NCCP theory courses
- Master Degree Coaching Arts and Sciences
Coaching Experience:
- High School coach 1979-present
- Coach and Head Coach of Kamloops Track & Field Club (1980-1987)
- Calgary Spartans 1987-1988
- Calgary Thunderbolts 1988-1989
- Kelowna 1990-2001
- Okanagan Regional Coach 1998-2001
- UCAC/University of Calgary 2004-present
- BC Team Coach 1983-1986 and 1990-2001
- Alberta Team Coach 1988
- Canadian Team Coach 1984, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2006
- 1994: Commonwealth Games Coach : Women in Coaching Program
Brenda began competing with the Trail Track & Field Club and then went on to UBC. In her early years as a coach, Brenda coached Lana Joly to a Canadian Junior Championship title (Long Jump) and the next year had 3 Juvenile athletes win National Legion medals. Over the years many High School athletes benefited from Brenda‘s coaching as they moved on to CIS and NCAA schools. This success motivated her to become intensely involved at both the Provincial and National levels.
Coaching areas include sprints, hurdles, jumps, and combined events.
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Gwen Ridout
Focus: Sprints (60-400) and Hurdles
Bio:
NCCP Certification
- Level 3 Sprints and Hurdles- technical, practical and theory, Level 2 Jumps
Coaching Experience
- 23 years coaching Track and Field in the CBE- Head Coach for the last 9 years at Western Canada High School
- Co Founder of UCAC and club coach 8 years
Athlete Experience
- University of Saskatchewan Track and Field Team-1981-86 300 meters 38.20; 600 meters 1.28.32 (Canada West record in 600m since 1984); 4x200 relay/4x400 relay/4x800 relay
- Junior National and Senior National Team Member- 1978-1988- Canadian Record 400 meter Hurdles 56.10 1983-1992; Best 400m-52.20
- Canadian Jr. Champion-1979/80/81 (400 meter hurdles)
- Canadian Sr. Champion- 1983/85/86/87 (400 meter hurdles)
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Robbie Cumming
Focus: Pole Vault, Sprints (60-400)
Bio:
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Duncan Margach
Focus: Horizontal and Vertical Jumps
NCCP:
- Level 2 Jumps, Sprints/Hurdles, Distance; Working on level 3 jumps
Coaching Experience:
- 29 years of coaching with the Calgary School Board
- 1 year, Calgary Knights Athletic Club
- 3 years with U of C and UCAC
Athlete Experience:
73 Canada Games, 73 U of C Football, 75/79 Western Canada Games, Canadian Championships: Decathlon, 1980-2nd, 1981-5th, 1981 set Canadian Indoor Pentathlon Record
Coaching areas include Jumps/sprints and hurdles, U of C and UCAC (indoor and outdoor)
Interesting facts: Duncan was Les Gramantik's first Canadian athlete
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Eric Koo
Focus: Throws
Bio:
Coaching Experience:
- 1995 -1998 coach throws team at Western Canada High School
- 1996 Coach Legion Camp
- 1998-2002 Coach (Lycee Labourdonais High School-Located in Mauritius) Throws Team
Athlete Experience:
- Hammer 58m08, Shot-Put 15m51, Discuss 51m07
- 1998-Indian Ocean Games
- 1998-Commonwealth Games Kula Lumpur
- 1998-African Championship
- 1999-African Championship
- 2000-Malaysian Open
- 2002-Commonwealth Games Manchester
- 2002-African Games Tunisia
Outside of Track I'm very busy raising 2 little girls age 5 and 8 so we do things like going to the Zoo and Skating ect
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Created by: Preston Eng -- Last updated:Apr 18, 2013
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