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Coaches

Our coaches are volunteers and receive no monetary benefit. The coaching staff spends countless hours during the season (on and off the track) to provide a quality experience for athletes of all abilities and ages. Many of our coaches also coach high school track teams in Loudoun County.

Our coaches:


John Casale – Head Coach (jumps, javelin, hurdles)

Profession

  • Senior Forensic Chemist, US Drug Enforcement Administration

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Level I Certified USATF Track & Field Coach
  • Coaching Youth, High School, or College Track since 1983
  • Head Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2003-present)
  • Assistant Track Coach for Broad Run High School (2004-present)
  • Volunteer Track Coach for Broad Run High School (1999-2001)
  • Jump Coach for Raleigh Junior Striders Track Club, Raleigh, NC (1986-1991)
  • Volunteer Track Coach (pole vault) at North Carolina State University (1987-1992)
  • Jump Coach/Counselor for ASU Track & Field Camps, Boone, NC (1983-1988)
  • Pole Vault Coach for Garner Senior High School, Garner, NC (1983-1986)

    Track & Field Athletic Experience
    Coach Casale competed at local, regional and national meets until age 49. He was nationally ranked in his age group for all the jumping events (high jump, long jump, pole vault, and triple jump). Among his athletic achievements:

  • US National Champion (Pole Vault)
  • Two-time All-American (Pole Vault)
  • NCAA Division I scholarship athlete in men’s track & field (ASU)
  • All-Southern Conference selection (3x indoors and 3x outdoors, NCAA Div. I)


    • Elizabeth Guest – Assistant Coach

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2005-present)
  • Level I Certified USATF Track & Field Coach


    Jessica Baeseman – Assistant Coach (distance)

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2006-present)


    Coach Steve McDevitt – Assistant Coach

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2009-present)


    Coach Rick Stevens – Assistant Coach (throws)

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2007-present)


    Coach Milton Whitfield – Assistant Coach

    Track & Field Coaching Experience

  • Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2007-present)
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