spokane mercury

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.