Contact Shannon Freese at the number above.
spokane mercury
Text or Call 509-939-4620
Contact Shannon Freese at the number above.
Text or Call 509-939-4620
We will resume training April 28th - Sunday at Hart Field
the Lewis and Clark Track off 37th and Regal
Our club is a distance-oriented running club. We train our athletes to compete in the following events: 800m/1600m/3000m. Some of our younger athletes will also compete in the 400m
Ages 6-18
Uniforms are not included in the registration fee. They are a separate cost
Uniform orders typically take 4 weeks from order to delivery.
Please click the link below:
Mercury Athletic Club (trackbarn.com)
For competition, the singlet top and shorts are required - everything else is optional.
If you are involved with other sports teams, that's probably enough in addition to what we do. If not, please see each week's detailed schedule below for what do do on days we don't have practice.
We believe in training all kids to improve and to achieve their goals.
We offer flexible, comprehensive coaching for cross country and track distance events
Coaches send communications through the TEAMAPP - all practices and locations will be sent via text/email
April 28th Will be the first day of practice - $150/registration fee
Our club will meet at the South Hill Hart Field in the evenings
Tuesdays 6:00-7:30 PM
Thursdays 6:00-7:30 PM
Sundays 10:00-12:30
(Note weekend practices most likely will change due to meets this summer)
Summer meets will be updated at a later date
Athletes will be able to run at the same time as their school (Unless they are running in high school) Meets will be on the weekends and will continue to train after their school's XC program ends and will continue to train and compete till the USATF Association meet/Regional meets till Nationals (Again back in Kentucky)
Our club will train youth to run as much as possible either at the Spokane Podium or at Fairchild Airforce Base - Coaches Nick and Shannon will help sponsor our team to gain access to the base for training on their indoor track facility - Because of the cost for the Spokane Podium the fee will be slightly higher than the other seasons as we try to offset the costs
Our season will start well after Middle School track season starts so we don't interfere with some of the practices - there might be a conflict here and there so we will make adjustments through the TeamApp - April 28th we will start practices.
If an athlete is unable to pay, full or partial scholarships are always available. We never turn an athlete away because of financial reasons.
Coach Nick has been coaching youth runners for over ten years. As a former personal trainer and father of three, all of whom run distance, he has used his knowledge to train his youth and other athletes to better their running skills while teaching strategies on the track or trail.
Nick has coached at the elementary and middle school levels while simultaneously coaching our club team for several seasons in XC/Indoor Track/Outdoor Track in Wisconsin and Virginia.
He and his wife Shannon's former clubs have generated countless individual accolades, including 50+ cross country All American placings, 20+ top ten placings at the AAU indoor/outdoor Championships, including our first National Champions this past March (2023) Girls 11/12 1500m & Girls 15/16 3000m races.
In 2021, Nick and Shannon's Club - Kenosha Shockwaves
was awarded the AAU's Small Team of the Year Award.
Past Coaching Experience:
Holy Cross Catholic School - Dover, DE
Deleware Elite - Dover DE
St. Joseph Catholic Academy - Kenosha, WI
Kenosha Shockwaves - Kenosha, WI
St. Thomas More Catholic School - Arlington, VA
Virginia Shockwaves - Fairfax, VA
Spokane Mercury - Spokane, WA
Team Director: Coach Shannon, given the nickname back in Wisconsin, has been helping run the club as much as she can behind the scenes.
She coaches the littles while Coach Nick assists the older athletes in drills or long runs.
Shannon has been helping co-coach for as long as Coach Nick has been coaching.
Shannon is the unofficial photographer and social media person. She enjoys sharing photos and videos of the kids' efforts they've put in during races/meets.
Coach Kaylynn has been helping with Spokane Mercury for a few years now. She stepped in as coach while the former Coaches moved to another city before Coach Nick moved to Spokane. She helped keep the kids going and worked hard while implementing programs to support the athletes in getting in shape and ready to race at meets.
As a mother of four boys, she's not shy about keeping the kids in line but with a smile. She's a great motivator and corrals the kids to keep them on track and execute drills.
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