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
December 16th - Spokane Speed Ganes @ The Podium, Spokane WA
January 13th - University of Washington HS Preview, Seattle, WA
January 28th - Univeristy of Washington All Comers Mile, Seattle, WA
Februrary 4th - Bozeman Track Club All Comers meet, Montana State Univeristy, Bozeman MT
March 2nd-3rd - 2024 STCU West Coach Champtionships @ The Podium, Spokane, WA
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
Our club will meet at the South Hill Hart Field in the evenings Tue/Thurs/Sundays
(Note weekend practices most likely will change due to meets this summer)
Summer meets will be updated at a later date
Athletes who participate in Running Club have full access to all our practices and programs. Running Club begins March 19, 2023 and ends the first week of December. There are no practices between July 21 and mid-September.
Fall XC season runs during the same time as middle school and extends through the winter season.
Fall XC season runs during the same time as middle school and extends through the winter season but will continue on for both youth national championships. There will be a short break before we start up for indoor track practices.
We train athletes to race in USATF and CCCYNC - National Youth Championships
Costs are slightly higher for Winter due to facility usage fee
Most practices will be held at Heart Field
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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