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
At age 47, Coach Casale continues to compete at local, regional and national meets. He is currently 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)

Brian Fletcher – Assistant Coach (hurdles, sprints)
Profession

Health & Physical Education Teacher (Farmwell Station MS)

Track & Field Coaching Experience

Level I Certified USATF Track & Field Coach

Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2005-present)

Assistant Track Coach for Broad Run High School (2005-present)

Volunteer Track Coach (Hurdles) for Park View High School (1998-1999)

Track & Field Athletic Experience
Coach Fletcher continues to compete at meets in the Washington DC area in the Men’s Open 110 High Hurdles. Among his athletic achievements:

Finalist in Virginia High School AAA State Championships (110 High Hurdles)

Advanced to Districts & Regionals all 4 years of high school.

Events ran in high school (110 high hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x400 relay)

Jessica Read – Assistant Coach (throws)

Profession

Eighth grade English teacher at Farmwell Station Middle School, Ashburn VA

Track & Field Coaching Experience

Assistant Track Coach (Throws) for Broad Run High School (2007-present)

Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2008-present)

Volunteer throws coach for Stone Bridge High School (2002)

Track & Field Athletic Experience
Coach Read was an exceptional athlete in all the throwing events and also represented the United States at many international track meets. Among her athletic achievements:

Shot put and discus record holder - Broad Run High School (1995-present)

The Washington Post's High School Athlete of the Week (1995)

Atlantic-10 Conference Champion—javelin (1997)

Four-year varsity letterman at Virginia Tech and member of four-time Atlantic-10 Conference Championship Women's Track and Field teams (1995-1999)

Elizabeth Corbeil – Assistant Coach

Track & Field Coaching Experience

Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2005-present)

Level I Certified USATF Track & Field Coach

Brian Baird – Assistant Coach (throws)

Track & Field Coaching Experience

Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2003-present)

Volunteer Track Coach for Park View High School (2000-present)

Jessica Baeseman – Assistant Coach (distance)

Track & Field Coaching Experience

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

Miebi Eradiri - Assistant Coach (jumps)

Track & Field Coaching Experience

Assistant Coach of Loudoun Track & Field Club (2005-present)

Track & Field Athletic Experience

VHSL AA state qualifier in triple jump, long jump, and 4X100 relay

BRHS school record holder in the triple jump