All of the Volunteers & Coaches below have day jobs. Be sure to thank them for their time and dedication to your athlete's development.
Chuck Baker - Sprints
Chuck is new to ERR this year. After a hiatus of twenty six years
from running high school cross country & track, he joined ERR as
a father/daughter activity with his 5 year old Sierra. With the
help of his son Daniel and high school coach Gene Williams, Chuck
has taken on the role of sprint coach. In the past, Chuck has been
a Cub Scouts Den leader and assistant soccer coach as well as supporting
youth programs at his church. Chuck, his wife Tracy and children
Daniel, Hunter & Sierra have lived in Eldersburg for 10 years.
Andy Bokman - Past Head Coach and Summer Retreat Leader
Andy is a past Head Coach of ERR Youth Track, and started with the
team in 2005. Unfortunately for us, Andy chose to take a better
job and is now too far away to be our leader, but he still supports
ERR and Track in any way he can. Andy is currently the organizer
for the very successful ERR Running Retreat that is conducted each
Summer. Andy is a 2001 graduate of LHS, where he was a Cross Country,
Indoor and Outdoor Track runner, earning a varsity letter in all
three of those sports. Since his graduation he has worked closely
with the coaches as a volunteer assistant in both Cross Country,
and Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field. Andy graduated from Shepherd
University in December 2006 and is an educator in Washington County.
Damon Boyle, Assistant Coach – Sprinters
Damon has coached for ERR track since its founding season. Damon
was a high school athlete in football and wrestling, but believes
track is key to developing an athlete's speed, endurance, and agility
required for all sports. Damon says, "It's a blessing to get to
know and coach your sons and daughters. And it's a joy when I open
the paper and see the athletes from ERR track I've coached competing
and succeeding at the high school level." This year all the Boyle
children are ERR track athletes, Allison 13, Erin 11, Megan 9, and
Kevin 6. The Boyle's have lived in Eldersburg since August 2000,
and enjoy its rural setting yet convenient location. Damon coaches
wrestling for the Warriors Wrestling club - look for sign up in
September, Go Warriors! When Damon is not coaching Eldersburg's
finest youth athletes, he writes software.
Dan Jones, Race Scoring and Registration
Dan Jones is a 1987 graduate of Liberty High School and has lived
in Carroll County for 31 years. He has been coach of the Liberty
Cross Country team for 18 years and coached the Track & Field
team for 6 years. He received a BS in Social Sciences with a minor
in Secondary Education from Towson State University . He currently
works full time as a paramedic/firefighter for the Sykesville-Freedom
District Fire Department. Coach Jones is Married (to Kathryn) and
has two sons (twins) and a third arriving soon. Coach Jones was
the 2003 Baltimore Metro Co-Coach of the year. He coached LHS to
back-to-back-to-back State Championships in Cross Country (2003,
2004 & 2005). Having had several knee operations, Dan's running
activities are limited, not from the years - but the mileage. He
seems to have a small part in most of ERR's activities, so you may
not have noticed him, but you've probably seen him.
Pete Lester, Coach Emeritus and Summer Running Leader
Pete is the Founder and Past President of the Eldersburg Rogue
Runners and first ERR Youth Track coach. He ran track competitively
on the national level and was a decathlete. Pete has been a resident
of Eldersburg for 8 years. Pete is a full-time employee of TBG Financial,
a member of Covenant of Grace Presbyterian Church, and has two sons
and a daughter that compete/have competed for area teams in Cross
Country and/or Track and Field. Pete actively competed in Track
& Football from the time he was 12 till he was 21. Pete is married
to Christine, who if you run during the summer, she will make sure
you are hydrated. Additionally, Pete is teaching Economics at Carroll
Community College - as his stepping stone to a future Harvard Econ
tenure.
Randy Linville, Head Coach and Throws Specialist
Randy has been our Throws (Discus and Shot) Coach since the founding
year of ERR Youth Track program. He is active in Boy Scouts, Ultimate
Frisbee, and supporting the ERR program, and has coached throws
for a local high school. Randy is a certified Track Official, but
I wouldn't ask him about anything but throws. A former Discus thrower,
he says he is now throwing better than he ever did, thanks to coaching
with ERR. If you want to get him talking, ask about beekeeping.
Pippa Cowen, Distance
This is Pippa's first year helping out with the ERR track program
although she has enjoyed running the "Bagel" runs with the adult
ERR group on Saturday mornings. Pippa has chaperoned the ERR running
retreats in the past. She attended high school in New Jersey and
ran the mile, and then ran XC, indoor and outdoor track for 4 years
at Rutgers University (Go RU!!!!). Pippa coached XC and track for
8 years at Hillsborough High School In NJ. We're very please to
have the experice that Pippa brings to the team.
Wayne Fuller, Horizontal Jumps
Wayne Fuller - I didn't know much when I joined the Navy, but that
didn't stop me; so I applied the same philosophy to participating
with ERR. In high school, also referred to as "ancient times" by
my children, I enjoyed doing the triple jump, and with that background
Randy said I was qualified to help with the team. So thank God for
You Tube and high speed Internet access so I can watch jump videos
for tips to train our athletes. My goal this season is threefold:
1) reinforce good sportsmanship; 2) encourage participants to have
a good time; 3) and improve their jumping techniques. Feel free
to challenge your kids to a jump contest - I'll be happy to measure.
See you at the jump pit!
Dawn Harvatine, Vertical Jumps
Dawn has supported ERR Track for several years, and this year is
a Jumps Coach for us. Dawn is the mother of three teen age boys,
all of whom have either been a part of ERR Track and/or Century
HS Cross Country and/or Track & Field Teams. Dawn participated in
a variety of jumping, throwing and running events when she was in
Junior High and High School in Pennsylvania ("a really long time
ago"). In the past, Dawn has coached Freedom Boys Soccer (MSYSA
'F' license), served as a team mom many times for soccer and wrestling,
has taught religious education, tutored and volunteered in Carroll
County schools and has served as a Cub Scout leader for the past
9 years. She is also a University of Michigan grad (GO BLUE!) in
Mechanical Engineering and works part time in software testing.
Holly Kosten, Distance
Holly Kosten has been helping with the ERR track for the past three
years. She enjoyed running track and cross-country in high school
in Ipswich, Massachusetts and then through her sophomore year in
college at the University of Vermont. She ran the mile, 2 mile,
and 880y and 4x440y in High school and the 800m in college.
Isabelle Pickett, Track General Manager
Isabelle has been with the ERR running program for several years.
Daughter Liz ran four years with Liberty's Cross Country / Indoor-Outdoor.
Mrs. Pickett contributes much of Liz's success to the ERR Summer
Running Program. Isabelle on the other hand attributes ERR for teaching
her children to run faster than the broom handle. She has always
enjoyed running and in the early years used it to her advantage
in dodging cars, parents, boys and the police. She continues to
use her sprinting experience for chasing her children and eternal
youth.
Miguel Rodriguez, Summer Running Leader
Miguel has been helping with the summer running program for the past
few years. He was a powerlifter in college and was the 132lb National
Collegiate champion in his junior year. After watching his daughter,
Kaitlin, run for Liberty he began running with his son, Daniel.
Since then he has run numerous marathons and qualified for Boston.
Miguel has a black belt in Shorinjryu karate and is a neuropsychologist
in private practice. His wife, Sue, is actively involved in ERR
and is the current Vice President.
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