OUR COACHES

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Eugene Konart, OLY
Head Coach

- 1972 Olympic silver medallist, 4x100m
- former member of the USSR national track & field team
- former BC Athletics Track and Field Technical Manager
- NCCP Level 3 Technical coach in Sprints with Alex Gardiner (Head Coach of the Canadian National Track and Field Team)
- NCCP Level 3 Technical coach in Horizontal Jumps with Irving “Boo” Schexnayder (National Chair of the USATF Coaching Education Committee and horizontal jumps coach for Louisiana State University)


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Art Boileau, OLY
Junior Varsity Team (Middle Distance & Cross-Country) Coach

- 1984 and 1988 Olympian
- NCCP Level 2 Coach (Distance)
- winner of the 1987 and 1989 Los Angeles Marathon
- finished 2nd in the 1986 Boston Marathon


Sara Altamirano
Junior Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Coach (in progress)
- Current Varsity Team (Multi-events) athlete


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Daniel Bahrami
Advanced Junior Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 2 Coach (Vertical/Horizontal Jumps)
- NCCP Physical Literacy certified coach
- HIGH FIVE certified
- SFU Bachelor of Kinesiology candidate


Peter Chin
Senior Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach
Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 3 Coach (Sprints/Hurdles)
- NCCP Level 2 Coach (Throws)
- Master of Science in Nutrition
- Diploma in Shiatsu
- Certificate in Acupuncture
- Former high school athlete in track & field, soccer, rugby, field hockey, squash, table tennis, and swimming
- Former university athlete in rugby and soccer


Charlie Dannatt
Senior Varsity Team (Middle Distance & Cross-Country) Coach
Varsity Team (Middle Distance & Cross-Country) Coach

- 47th fastest 1500m Canadian ever (3:39.76)
- 5x NCAA All American in the NCAA Div 2
- 3rd at 2022 NCAA Div 2 national championships - 1500m
- 5th at 2022 NCAA Div 2 indoor national championships - Mile
- 1st at 2022 NCAA Div 2 West Regional championships - West region athlete of the year
- 15th at 2022 NCAA Div 2 XC national championships
- 1500m NAIA All American
- 1500m semi-finalist at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships
- 1500m U20 National Silver Medalist
- 1500m and 3000m provincial champion in Grade 12
- Current BCHS provincial 3000m record holder
- Personal bests from high school: 1:53 800m, 3:46 1500m and 8:15 3000m 4:12 Mile
- Current personal bests: 1:49 800m, 3:39 1500m and 8:15 3000m 3:56.34 Mile
- Former WVTFC Senior Varsity Team (Middle Distance & XC) athlete


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Darcie Montgomery
Adult Masters Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 3 Coach (Endurance)
- Former provincial and national team member in cross-country, road racing, and track; later competing in triathlons
- Former athletes went on to compete at the Olympic Games, World Athletics U20 Championships, and Junior Pan American Games


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Cindy O'Krane
Senior Varsity Team (Middle Distance & Cross-Country) Coach
Varsity Team (Middle Distance & Cross-Country) Coach

- NCCP Level 3 Coach (Endurance)
- Competed in the 1500m at the 1997 Pan American Games and 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Former provincial and national team member in cross-country, road racing, and track 
- Former athletes went on to compete at the Olympic Games, World Athletics U20 Championships, and Junior Pan American Games


Georgette Reed, OLY
Senior Varsity Team (Throws) Coach

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Represented Canada in the 1992 Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships, the World Bobsleigh Championships, the Pan American Games, the Commonwealth Games and many other international events
- 17-time national champion (15 in shot put and 2 in discus)
- Current Director of Athletics and Recreation at Capilano University
- Former head coach for the cross country / track and field team at the University of Alberta


Morgan Slessor
Junior Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Coach
- Current WVTFC Senior Varsity Team (Multievents) athlete


Mark Van Elk
WVTFC Team Manager

- NCCP Level 1 Coach
- Former provincial-level athlete (basketball, track and field)
- Former Student Coach’s Assistant for CIS Women's Basketball Team at Trinity Western University
- Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Argyle Secondary School
- Trained in Crisis Prevention and Intervention
- Trained in Exercise Physiology, Educational Psychology, and Teaching Methodologies


Rachael Watkins
Junior Varsity Team (Multi-events) Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Coach (in progress)
- Current member of the SFU Track & Field team
- Former WVTFC Senior Varsity Team (Middle Distance & XC) athlete