Camp Director:
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Camp Manager:Sara Brist - Sara has been a Cross Country coach at Whitefish High School since 2004. She takes care of the day to day operations of the camp, organizing cabin and van assignments, preparing meals, and assisting with sessions. Sara also manages all camp applications. |
Featured Guest Coach:Pat Tyson - Pat Tyson was recently named the first full time Track & Field / Cross Country Coach at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Prior to taking over for the Zags of the Division 1 West Coast Conference, Pat was the Head Coach of legendary South Eugene High School and spent the 2006-2007 season as head distance running coach at the University of Kentucky, coaching the distance running program in Lexington. He also previously spent time as the head coach of a perennial power boys program at Mead (Washington) High School. As one of the nation's most well-respected prep distance coaches, Tyson spent almost two decades building Mead HS into a nationally dominant group. Beginning in 1986, Tyson's Mead harrier squads amassed an amazing dual record of 145-6, and his distance runners combined for 26 individual state titles (TF/XC) and 12 state cross country team titles. At the elite prep level, he has guided harrier teams to seven top-five national rankings. In the fall of 2004, his squad placed third in the Nike Team Nationals in Portland, and was a surprising fourth again in '05. Individually, he has guided nine runners to the Foot Locker National Championships - tied for the second-most of any program nationally. |
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Other Staff - Members of the Flathead International Track Club will accompany the athletes and coaches during the running sessions. Some of the camp's former participants will be back in the roll of camp counselors. Many of these runners are now competing on college cross country and track teams. |
Last Year's Camp Coaches:
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Bill Brist - Boys and Girls cross country coach at Whitefish High School since 2004. In that time, the Lady Bulldogs have won two State A XC Championships, while the boys have two third place State finishes. Prior to coaching at Whitefish, Bill coached 4 NJCAA All Americans and one NJCAA National champion in cross county during his six years at Flathead Valley Community College. He began his coaching with the Flathead High School program as an assistant, a position he held for five seasons. Bill won the 1983 USA National Junior 8 km Cross Country title and competed in the World Junior XC Championships in Gateshead, England. While a collegian, when ran for Montana State University, he was invited to participate in a Junior Elite Distance Running Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.