Coaches
Help has not been
scarce in the absence of
girls' Head Coach Cherisse
Thompson. Coaches, Dudley
Swann, Pugh and Bryant have
been driving forces behind the
success of both the girls and boys
teams. Coach Kenny Pugh, who was an
All-Academic Big Ten track and field athlete
at Ohio State University, has been working
with both teams for two years and says the best
part of the season has been being a part of the growth of each athlete. "I set goals for each athlete to start the season," he stated. "Seeing them achieve or exceed those goals is awesome!"
The biggest challenge for the coaches this year seems to have
been time. "We have a large number of new track athletes who
need additional coaching to get up to speed with fundamentals," says
Coach Pugh. "Pebblebrook is a very busy school, so finding additional
time to coach is definitely tough."
Like Coach Pugh, Coach Demitri Bryant has been instrumental in the overall
success of the team this season. He has worked with the team for the past four years and says his favorite event this season has been the Triple Jump. "Over the past 4 years we have had some great jumpers," he says. (cont.)
Run your
race!