Directors and Staff
Tony Ciarelli: Clinic Founder/Director. Tony has coached dozens of athletes who have earned All-CIF, All-State and All-American honors. Tony has 33 athletes on the Orange County All-time Best list... more than any other coach in OC history. Some of Tony's successes include CA State record holder Scott Moser (Discus) 213'11" & 61'10". National Scholastic Shot Champ Tony Mancuzo 61'7 & 172. National Scholastic Champ Gina Heads 149' & 47'7, Wade Tift 61'6', Sam Lightbody 60'10 & 195'5" Steve Gonzales 176' & 58', Brian Ruziecki 192'10" & 61', National Jr. Weight Lifting Champ and 2000 Olympic games finalist Cara Heads 149'5 & 41'. Tony's success has earned him the respect of his peers and Tony consults with numerous nationally ranked throwers regarding their yearly training schedule such as 2003 national Discus Champ Carl Brown.
Erik Johnson: Director/Instructor- 1993 NCAA All-American, U of Colorado, US Ranked #8 1996, #32 World List, Finalist 96' US Olympic Trials. PR 207'4"
Erik understands the value of Tony's knowledge first hand. Erik began working with Tony in 1995. In the Spring of 1996 he began training with Tony full time and added 15 feet to his discus PR that season. In 1996 Erik teamed up with Tony to help grow the Throws Clinic with the goal of promoting the throws and helping to increase the number of high quality coaches and throwers in the state.
Mac Wilkins: Mac Wilkins' career spanned 23 years, four Olympic teams and four world records. He will be remembered as one of the greatest all-around throwers of all-time. Wilkins set lifetime bests of 69-1 1/4 in the shot put, 232-10 in the discus, 208-10 in the hammer throw and 257-4 in the javelin. He set the world discus record four times and five times set the American discus mark. A member of four U.S. Olympic teams, Wilkins achieved his greatest Olympic fame in 1976 when he won the gold medal after setting an Olympic record of 224-0 in the preliminaries. He was also on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that didn't compete, placed second at the 1984 Games and was fifth at the 1988 Games. In addition, Wilkins was the 1979 Pan American Games champion, was second in the 1977 and 1979 World Cups and was 10th at the 1983 World Champion ships. He was top-ranked in the world in 1976 and 1980 and was the top-rated U.S. discus thrower eight times, including six in a row from 1976 to 1982.
Carl Brown: Discus
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255
PR: 66.66m/218-8 (2003)
Career Highlights: 2003 USA champion; 9th at 2003 World Championships; 1994 & 1995 NAIA champion; 1995 NAIA runner-up in shot put.
Brown qualified for his second World Outdoor Championships team with his third place finish at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships in Carson, Calif. He led the field in discus throw qualifying at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but just missed making the Olympic team by finishing a heartbreaking fourth in the finalGood timing and a renewed sense of dedication to the sport enabled Brown to surprise the field by winning the 2003 USA Outdoor title, where he defeated three-time U.S. champion Adam Setliff with a throw of 218-8. His breakthrough 2003 campaign ended with him owning three of the top four throws by an American that yearafter a career of being ranked anywhere from sixth through eighth in the U.S., Brown applied to live and train at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. His application was initially turned down, but in January, 2003, he trained for a few days at the Training Center while visiting friends. ARCO director Brooks Johnson saw Brown training, and recognized his potential and quickness in the throwing ring. Brown earned himself a spot at Chula Vista, and his discipline has paid off The only two-time NAIA national champion in the history of athletics at Siena Heights, Brown was the first athlete to win back-to-back national titles in the discus in 1994 and 1995 at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsduring his collegiate career for the Saints, Brown earned NAIA All-American honors five timeswas runner-up in the shot put at the 1995 NAIA national championships with a school-record toss of 17.11m/56-1.75spent two years at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac before attending Siena Heights University in Adrian in 1993has dreamed of competing in the Olympics since high schoolsays that athletics have helped him answer his life questionsmarried Dr. Marla Shaver on December 27, 2003father of five children.
2006:
5th at USA Outdoors
(60.07m/197-1)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 60.07m/197-1.
2005:
3rd at USA Outdoors (61.77m/202-08)6th in Group A qualifying at
World Outdoor Champs (61.91m/203-1)4th at San Diego (64.95/213-1)ranked
#3 in U.S. by T&FN...best
of 64.95m/213-1.
2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (61.99m/203-4)1st at Westwood, Calif.
(62.91m/206-5)1st at Mt. SAC (64.11m/210-4)1st at Salinas (66.57/218-5)1st at
San Diego (63.69m/208-11)ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 66.57m/218-5.
2003: USA Outdoor champion (66.66m/218-8PR, U.S. Leader)9th at World
Outdoors (62.66m/1st at Fresno (64.21/210-8)1st at Lapeenranta
(65.92m/216-3)1st at San Sebastian (65.63m/215-4)6th at Zurich
(64.25m/210-9)best of 66.66m/218-8PRranked #8 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.
2002: 6th at USA Outdoors (60.91m/199-10)ranked 6th in U.Sbest of
206-3.
2001: 7th at USA Outdoors (61.17m/200-08)ranked 7th in U.Sbest of
209-3.
2000: 8th at Olympic Trialsranked 8th in U.Sbest of 207-10.
1999: 8th at USA Outdoorsranked 7th in U.Sbest of 202-3.
1998: 4th at USA Outdoors9th at Goodwill Gamesranked 5th in U.Sbest of
205-1
1997: 13th at USA Outdoorsbest of 193-9.
1996: 18th at Olympic TrialsBest of 193-4.
1995: NAIA champion in discusNAIA runner-up in shot putbest of 174-6 in
discus.
1994: NAIA champion in discusbest of 165-10 in discus.
Jarred Rome: Discus/Shot Put
6'4" 315lbs PR-Discus 222'5"
Height: 6-4
Weight: 300
PRs: DT -
68.44m/224-6 (2008); SP - 20.40m/66-11.25 (2006)
Career Highlights: 2005 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 1997 NCAA runner-up; 3rd at USA Outdoors in 2006 & 2007
Rome qualified for his third career trip to the World Outdoor Championships with his runner-up finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. He made the World Champs final for the second time inhis career in Berlin, finishing in 11th place. The highlight of Rome's 2008 season was his personal best throw of 68.44m/224-6 from his runner-up finish in Salinas, Calif., on May 22, which was the second-best throw by an American that year. In 2007, Rome posted six of the top discus throws by an American including the top throw of the year of 68.37 meters/224 feet 3 inches, which is the best of his career. Rome enjoyed a successful season in 2006, and for the second consecutive year he was ranked #9 in the world and #2 in the U.S in the discus. He set a new personal best in the shot put with his win at Boise, Idaho with a toss of 20.40m/66-11.25. Rome won his first-ever national title with his victory at the 2004 Olympic Trials, which punched his ticket for the Olympic Games in Athens. Rome qualified 14th in Athens and narrowly missed competing in the Olympic final with his best throw of 61.55m/201-11...his discus PR of 65.92m/216-3 was the third-best performance by an American in 2002...Rome received his Business Management degree from Boise State in 2000. After taking more than a year off from school and working as a substitute teacher, he is now working on his master's degree, and an additional degree in business education, so one day he can teach business courses. ...Enjoys living in Idaho for the camping, hiking, mountain biking and fishing opportunities found there...Appeared in a pre-Olympic photo spread in Vanity Fair magazine in 2008.
2009: Runner-up
at USA Outdoors (63.48m/208-3)...11th at World Outdoors
(62.47m/204-11)...1st at Chula Vista (65.56m/215-1)...ranked
#2 in U.S. by T&FN...best of
65.56m/215-1.
2008:
11th at Olympic Trials in discus (58.95m/193-05)...1st at
adidas Track Classic (65.09m/213-06)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (66.17/217-1)...2nd
at Salinas (68.44m/224-6)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 68.44m/224-6.
2007: 3rd at
USA Outdoor Champs (63.56m/208-6)...
8th in Group B qualifying at
World Outdoors (61.87m/203-0)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (66.84m/219-3)...1st at
Salinas Discus Series (67.76m/222-4)...1st at Maui (68.37m/224-3PR)...1st at
Modesto Relays (67.05m/220-0)...5th at Rethimno
(63.92m/209-8)...4th at Zaragoza (64.85m/212-9)...ranked #2 in U.S. by
T&FN...best of 68.37m/224-3.
2006:
3rd at USA Outdoors (60.93m/199-11)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic SP
(65.72m/215-7)...2nd at Salinas (67.25m/220-7)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic
(19.52m/64-0.5)...7th at Athens (63.41m/208-0)...1st at Boise in SP
(20.40m/66-11.25)...ranked #9 in world (#2 U.S.) in discus, #10 in U.S. in shot
put by T&FN...bests of 67.25m/220-7, 20.40m/66-11.25.
2005: 2nd at USA Outdoors
(62.50m/205-1)...7th at World Champs (64.22m/210-8)...5th in SP at Payton Jordan
U.S. Open (18.30m/60-0.5)...1st at Salinas (67.39m/221-1)...2nd at Chula Vista
(66.03m/216-7).
2004: 1st at Olympic Trials in the
discus (65.77m/215-9)...14th in qualifying at Olympic Games (61.55m/201-11)...1st at
Chula Vista (67.51m/221-6PR) on July 3...ranked #2 U.S. by T&FN...best of
67.51m/221-6PR.
2003: 6th in Flight #2 at USA Outdoors
(56.84m/186-6)...1st at Boise (62.24m/204-2)...best of 62.24m/204-2.
2002: 8th in DT at USA Outdoors
(60.14m/197-4)...1st at Salinas (65.92m/216-3PR)...1st at Boise (64.86m/212-9)...1st
at Boise (64.45m/211-5)...1st at Fresno (64.36m/211-2)... 1st at Boise in SP
(20.17m/66-2.25PR)...ranked #3 DT, #8 in SP in U.S...bests of 65.92m/216-3PR &
20.17m/66-2.25.
2001: 5th at USA Outdoors
(62.06m/203-7)...8th at World University Games (59.59m/195-6)...ranked #5 in U.S. by
T&FN...bests of 19.29m/63-3.5 (SP) & 65.53m/214-11 (DT).
2000: 8th in SP at Olympic Trials
(18.65m/61-2.25)...13th in discus qualifying at Olympic Trials (58.18m/190-10)...at
NCAA Outdoors 5th in SP & 7th in DT...Big West Conference DT champ, runner-up in
SP...ranked #10 in U.S. in SP by T&FN...bests of 19.50m/63-11.75 & 64m/210-0.
1999: College redshirt...bests of
18.81m/61-8.5i & 56.86m/186-6.
1998: Big West DT champ...11th at NCAAs...2nd
in SP at Big West Outdoors...bests of 17.99m/59-0.25 & 59.78m/196-1.
1997: 2nd at NCAA DT...Big West DT
champ...2nd in SP at Big West Outdoors...bests of 18.03m/59-2 & 59.46m/195-1.
1996: 2nd in DT, 5th in SP at Big
Sky...bests of 16.72m/54-10.25i & 53.14m/174-4.
Ian Waltz: Shot Put/Discus
Weight: 265
PR: DT -
68.91m/226-1 (2006); SP - 20.10m/65-11.5 (2002)
Career Highlights:
2008 Olympic Trials champion;
Three-time USA champion ('05, '06, '08); 2007 USA runner-up; 2006 World
Cup bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials runner-up; Eight-time collegiate
All-American; Two-time PAC-10 discus champion; 1997 Pac-10 shot put champion
Waltz qualified for this third career trip to a World Outdoor Championships with his third place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. Waltz won the men's discus at the 2008 Olympic Trials, capturing his third national title and second Olympic team spot. His winning throw at the Trials was a whopping seven feet better than that of his nearest competitor. His winning throw at Salinas of 68.90m/226-0 on May 22 was the best by an American in 2008, and just one inch shy of his career best. Waltz ended the 2007 season ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News after finishing as the runner-up at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and placing eighth at the World Athletics Final...In 2006, he won his second consecutive U.S. title, finished third at the World Cup, posted a new personal best and ended the year ranked #4 in the world by Track & Field News...Waltz leaped onto the international stage in 2005 by winning his first-ever men's discus U.S. Outdoor title and placing fifth at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Waltz increased his personal best to 66.95m/219-8 with his win in LaJolla, Calif...A seven-time All-American and school discus record holder at Washington State University, Waltz finished second in the discus during the final day of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. His sixth and final throw of 64.69 meters/212 feet, 2 inches earned him a spot on the team...A prep standout at Port Falls HS in Idaho, Waltz earned four track letters and three letters as a fullback and defensive end in football. The state record holder in the discus, Waltz was named the Idaho Athlete of the Year in 1995. A kinesiology major at WSU...married to pole vaulter Stacy Dragila...first name pronounced "Eye-an."
2009:
3rd at USA
Outdoors (61.91m/203-1)...8th in Group A qualifying at World Outdoors
(62.04m/203-6)...2nd at Chula Vista (64.47m/211-6)...ranked #3 in
U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.47m/211-6.
2008:
Olympic Trials champion
(65.87m/216-01)...12th in Qualifying Group B at Olympic Games
(60.02m/196-11)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (66.17m/217-01)...2nd
at adidas Track Classic (63.40/213-6)...1st at Salinas (68.90m/226-0, U.S.
Leader)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 68.90m/226-0.
2007:
USA Outdoor runner-up
(63.60m/208-8)... 7th
in qualifying Group A. at World Outdoors (62.67m/205-7)...2nd at
Reebok Grand Prix (63.31m/219-3)...2nd at Maui (67.98m/223-0)...2nd
at Modesto Relays (66.54m/218-4)...3rd at Salinas Discus Series
(65.88m/216-2)...6th at Rethimno (62.97m/206-7)...6th at
Madrid (62.29m/204-4)...2nd at Heusden-Zolder (64.33m/211-0)...ranked #1
in U.S. by T&FN...best of 67.98m/223-0.
2007:
USA Outdoor runner-up
(63.60m/208-8)... 7th
in qual. at World Outdoors (62.67m/205-7)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix
(63.31m/219-3)...2nd at Maui (67.98m/223-0)...2nd at Modesto
Relays (66.54m/218-4)...3rd at Salinas Discus Series (65.88m/216-2)...6th
at Rethimno (62.97m/206-7)...6th at Madrid (62.29m/204-4)...2nd
at Heusden-Zolder (64.33m/211-0)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 67.98m/223-0.
2006:
USA Outdoor champ (64.52m/211-8)...1st
at Salinas (68.91m/226-1PR, U.S. Leader)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine
Classic (65.27m/214-2)...4th at Athens Super Grand Prix (65.10m)...ranked
#4 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 68.91m/226-1.
2005:
1st at USA Outdoors (64.54m/211-9)...5th at World Outdoor Champs
(64.27m/210-10)...1st at LaJolla (66.95m/219-8PR)...1st at Aliso Viejo
(66.76m/219-0)...2nd at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (63.02m/206-9)...ranked #8 in
world, #1 U.S. by T&FN...best of 66.95m/219-8.
2004: Runner-up at U.S. Olympic Trials (64.69m/212-3)...22nd in qualifying
at Olympic Games (58.97m/193-5)...2nd at Chula Vista on July 3
(66.14m/217PR)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 66.14m/217-0.
2003: 6th at USA Outdoors discus
(60.18m/197-5)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 62.55m/205-2...best of
66.14/217-0PR.
2002: 3rd in DT at USA Outdoors
(62.26m/204-3)...9th in SP at USA Outdoors (19.19m/62-11.5)...ranked #5 in DT in
U.S. by T&FN...bests of 20.10m/65-11.5 & 63.84m/209-5.
2001: 8th at USA Outdoors DT
(59.40m/194-10)...12th in SP at USA Outdoors (18.67m/61-3); bests of
18.79m/61-7.75 & 60.30m/197-10.
2000: 1st in DT at Pac 10...9th at
NCAA Outdoors...3rd in Pac-10 SP...13th in SP at NCAA Outdoors...20th in DT qualifying
at Olympic Trials (56.13m/184-2)...bests of 19.28m/63-3.25i & 60.54m/198-7.
1999: College redshirt...best of
58.50m/192-11.
1998: 8th in DT at USA Outdoors
(59.98m/196-9 )...2nd at Pac-10 Outdoors...3rd at NCAA Outdoors...16th in SP at USA
Outdoor...3rd in SP at Pac-10 Outdoors...5th in SP at NCAA Outdoor...ranked #7 in DT
in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 19.45m/63-9.75 & 64.44m/211-5.
1997: 1st in DT at Pac-10
Outdoors...8th in DT at NCAA Outdoors...Pac-10 Outdoor SP champ...8th at NCAA
Outdoors...bests of 18.80m/61-8.25 & 59.85m/196-4
Jason Tunks: Discus
6'7" 270 lbs PR 222'8"
Olympics
Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84m (183.20ft)
Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80m (215.88ft)
Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21m (200.82ft)
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30m (204.40ft)
1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20m (197.51ft)
2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79m (209.28ft)
2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21m (204.10ft)
2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77m (209.22ft)
Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur - 3rd - 62.22m (204.13ft)
2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester - 2nd - 62.61m (205.41ft)
2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne - 2nd - 63.07m (206.92ft)
Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg - 3rd - 61.75m (202.59ft)
2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo - 1st - 63.70m (208.99ft)
World Cup in Athletics
2002 World Cup at Madrid - 5th - 62.89m (206.33ft)
Goodwill Games
1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York - 4th - 62.53m (205.15ft)
2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane - 7th - 61.70m (202.43ft)
Lieja Tunks: Shot Put/Discus
17 TIME DUTCH NATIONAL CHAMPION
Career Highlights
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th
2002 European Indoor Champs Vienna, Austria 3rd
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th
2003 World Championships Paris, France 10th
2004 Olympic Games Olympia, Greece 11th
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd
2005 European Indoor Champs Madrid, Spain 5th
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th
SUZY POWELL-ROOS
PR: 67.67m/222-0AR (2007)
Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2007 USA champion; 1996 Olympic Trials champion; Six-time USA runner-up ('97, '00-'03, '06); Three-time U.S. Junior Champion ('93, '94, '95); 1995 Pan American Junior gold medalist
Powell qualified for her third Olympic Team with her runner-up performance (62.92m/206-5) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials...Powell bettered the women's U.S. discus throw record at the 2007 Maui "Big Wind" Discus Challenge winning the event on her fifth throw of the competition that sailed 67.67 meters/222 feet, which surpasses the 21-year old U.S. women's record of 66.10m/216-10 set by Carol Cady in 1986. She claimed her first U.S. title at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships. For the fifth time in seven years, Powell claimed the runner-up spot in the women's discus throw with her toss of 58.68m/192-6 at 2006 USA Outdoors...had a solid 2004 season giving her a #5 ranking in the U.S. by Track & Field News. She set what would have been a U.S. women's discus record of 69.44m/227-10 in La Jolla on April 27, 2002, and she ended the 2002 season with the three best performances by an American in the women's discus...the record was not ratified, however, due to technical issues with the throwing sector...Powell started throwing in fifth grade, once her father and coach, Mac Powell, convinced her to switch from distance running. Powell was the longtime national HS record holder for the discus and was the 1994 Track & Field News High School Athlete of the Year. She was also a standout basketball player in high school, all-state as a senior...majored in geography and business at UCLA.
2008: 15th
in qualifying at Olympic Games (58.02m/190-4)...2nd at Olympic Trials (62.92m/206-5)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (61.89m/203)...4th at Reebok Grand
Prix (61.89m/203-1)...2nd at Maui (63.39m/208-11)...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best
of 63.39m/208-11.
2007: USA Outdoors champion (60.63m/198-11)...4th at Pan Am Games
(59.08m/193-10)...8th in qual. at World Outdoors (59.57m/195-5)...1st at Maui (67.67m/222-0AR)...1st at Modesto Relays
(65.17m/213-10)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (60.77m/199-4)...1st at Salinas
(65.52m/214-11)...1st at Stanford (63.60m/208-8)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by
T&FN...best of 67.67m/222-0.
2006: USA Outdoors runner-up (58.68m/192-6)...1st at Salinas
(63.14m/207-2)...1st at Fresno State Summer Series (61.68m/202-4)...7th at World
Athletics Final (59.44m/195-0)...1st at Road to Eugene '08
(60.53m/198-7)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 63.14m/207-2.
2005: 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (61.00m/200-1)...1st at Salinas
(60.69m/199-1)...1st at San Diego (62.35m/204-7)...ranked #4 in the U.S. by
T&FN... 62.35m/204-7.
2004: 6th at Olympic Trials (58.19m/190-11)...1st
at Fresno (58.51m/191-11)...2nd at Mt. SAC (62.82m/206-2)...1st at Modesto Relays
(62.76m/205-11)...2nd at Huntington Beach (63.58m/208-7)...2nd at San Diego
(62.54m/205-2)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 63.58m/208-7.
2003: USA Outdoors runner-up (62.58m/205-4)...9th at World Outdoor
Championships (59.86m/196-5)...2nd at adidas Oregon Track Classic Outdoors
(62.07m/203-7)...2nd at Home Depot Invitational (60.95m/199-11)...1st at Oracle U.S.
Open (61.24m/200-3)...3rd at Rethymnon (64.48m/211-6)...1st at Modesto
(61.96m/203-3...ranked #10 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of
64.48m/211-6.
2002: 2nd at USA Outdoors (62.57m/205-3)...set the pending U.S. discus
record of 69.44m/227-10 at La Jolla on April 27...1st at Fresno Relays
(65.48m/214-10)...1st at Palo Alto (64.39m/211-3...1st Mt. SAC (62.90m/206-4 -
sloping ground)...ranked
#9 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 69.44m/227-10.
2001: 2nd at USA Outdoors (63.29m/207-8)... won at Mt. SAC
(63.72m/209-1)...9th in qualifying round at World Champs (58.19m/190-11)... ranked
#8 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN... best of 64.50m/211-7.
2000: 2nd in DT at Olympic Trials 64.56m/211-10...did not make Olympic
final 59.66m/ 195-9...won Modesto Relays 65.30m/214-3... #2 in U.S. by T&FN...
best of 65.30m/214-3.
1999: 5th at USA Outdoors (185-2)...7th at World University Games...ranked #6
by T&FN...best of 199-9.
1998: 3rd in Pac-10 DT (185-7), 4th in JT (152-3)...4th in NCAA DT (187-2);
8th in JT (170-7)...7th in JT (172-5) at USA Outdoors...ranked #3 in U.S. in DT by
T&FN; #7 in U.S. in JT...best of 213-5.
1997: Won Pac-10 DT (196-1) and JT (179-1 PR)...2nd at NCAA DT (198-7) and
JT (179-2 PR)...2nd in DT (198-4) at USA Outdoors...21st in qualifying at World
Champs (177-11)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN; #5 in U.S. in JT...best of
214-0.
1996: Olympic Trials champion (198-9 PR)... 2nd in Pac-10 (190-11)...2nd in
NCAA (193-7)... 33rd in qualifying at Olympic Games (184-6)...ranked #2 in U.S. by
T&FN...best of 198-9.
1995: Won US Junior title (181-1 MR)...Gold at Pan-Am Juniors (173-10)...2nd
in Pac-10 (178-6)...5th in NCAA (176-2)...11th in USA Outdoors (166-4)... best of
190-6.
1994: Won California HS state meet (174-2)...won Golden West DT (170-11);
2nd in JT (143-5)...won USA Juniors (172-11)...bronze in World Juniors
(173-3)...ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 188-4.
1993: Won California HS state meet...won National Scholastic DT (171-0) and
JT (150-8)...won USA Juniors (180-8); 7th in JT...best of 180-8.
1992: Won California HS state meet...2nd in DT (158-9) at USA Juniors; 5th
in JT (141-0)...10th in World Juniors...best of 169-8.
1991: 4th in DT (158-1) at USA Juniors, 9th in JT...best of 162-11.
1990: Best of 151-11.
Becky Briesch
PRs: DT - 67.37/221-0 (2007); SP - 18.46m/60-6.75 (2006)
Career Highlights: 2005 USA Outdoor champion; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2004 NCAA DT champion; 2003 NCAA Outdoor SP champion; Eight-time NCAA All-American
Breisch made her third World Team with her third-place throw at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships...Breisch just missed making the U.S. Olympic team with her fourth-place finish in the discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials...she came back in the 2005 to win the U.S. title on her last throw of the competition which gained a spot on Team USA at the World Outdoor champs in Helsinki. She began the 2004 outdoor season going undefeated in the shot put and discus until the Big 12 Outdoor Championships at the end of April... she won the 2004 NCAA Midwest Regional discus by nearly 30 feet, with a throw of 207-1, which broke the Nebraska school and regional record... she built an astonishing resume as a sophomore, winning an NCAA championship in the outdoor shot put and a bronze in the discus, three Big 12 Championships, two NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and three All-America awards...Breisch pronounced BRYsh.
2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (62.08m/203-8)...3rd at Nike
Prefontaine Classic (60.06m/197-0)...6th at Reebok Grand Prix (57.05m/187-2).
2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (61.04m/200-03)...4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (61.73m/202-6)...1st
at Reebok Grand Prix (63.70m/209)...4th at Maui (63.03m/206-9)
2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (59.89m/196-6)... 11th in qual.
at World Outdoors (58.42m/191-8)...1st at Salinas Discus Series
(66.64m/218-8PR)...2nd at Modesto Relays (64.95m/213-1)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix
(61.96m/203-3)... 1st at Maui (67.37/221-0)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best
of 67.37/221-0.
2006: 3rd in DT at USA Outdoors (57.97m/190-2)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors in SP (18.05m/59-2.75)...4th at NCAA Indoors in SP
(17.31m/56-9.5)...Big 12 SP champion (17.53m/57-6.25)...1st in SP and DT at
Lincoln (18.46m/60-6.75, 62.55m/205-2)...1st in DT at Chula Vista
(62.75m/205-10)...1st at Drake Relays (61.71m/202-5)...2nd at Modesto
(61.33m/201-2)...ranked #3 in the U.S. in DT and #6 in the U.S. in SP by T&FN...best
of 62.75/205-10 and 18.46/60-6.75 .
2005: USA Outdoor DT champion (62.92m/206-5)...5th in the SP at USA
Outdoors (17.69m/58-0.5)...10th in Group B in DT at World Outdoors
(57.16m/187-6)...1st in DT at Lincoln (63.53m/208-5)...1st in DT at Crete meet
(60.70m/199-2)...1st in DT at Drake Relays (61.81m/202-9)...2nd in DT at Paris
(60.55m/198-8)...ranked #2 at DT and #5 at SP by T&FN...bests of 62.92m/206-5 (SP) &
63.53m/208-5 (DT).
2004: NCAA DT champion (62.31m/204-5)...3rd in SP at NCAA Outdoors
(17.77m/58-3.75) & set PR at NCAA Outdoor semifinals (17.86m/58-7.25PR)...4th in
DT (59.28m/194-06) and 11th in SP (14.78m/48-6) at Olympic Trials...NCAA Midwest
Regional DT champion (63.12m/207-1)...NCAA Indoor SP runner-up
(17.33m/56-10.25)...1st in DT at Nebraska Quadrangular (62.35m/204-7)...1st in DT at
Drake Relays (62.61m/205-5)...1st in DT (56.51m/185-4) and in SP (17.48m/57-4.25)
at Texas Relays...ranked #4 at DT and #5 at SP in U.S. by T&FN...bests of
17.86m/58-7.25 (SP) & 63.12m/207-1 (DT).
2003: NCAA Outdoor SP champion (17.76m/58-3.25) & 3rd in DT at NCAA
Outdoors (54.82m/179-10)...5th in SP (17.45m/57-3) and 7th in DT (58.13m/190-9) at
USA Outdoors...6th in SP at NCAA Indoors (16.56m/54-4)...Big 12 SP (17.04m/55-11) &
DT (55.12m/180-10) champion...1st in DT at Texas Relays (58.69m/192-7)...3rd in SP
at Penn Relays (17.18m/56-4.5)...1st in SP at Ward Haylett Invitational
(17.70m/58-1)...bests of 17.76m/58-3.25 (SP) & 58.69m/192-7 (DT).
2002: NCAA Outdoor Championships DT runner-up (55.44m/181-11)...8th in SP
at NCAA Outdoors (16.43m/53-11)...17th in SP at NCAA Indoors (15.16m/49-9)...Big 12
Outdoor DT champion (55.68m/182-8)...3rd in SP at Stanford Invitational
(16.66m/54.8)...bests of 16.66m/54.8 (SP) & 58.67m/192-6 (DT).
2001: Michigan Division 3 state SP (14.26m/46-9.75) & DT (48.23m/158-3)
champion...1st in SP at Midwest Meet of Champions (14.77m/48-4.5)...bests of
14.77m/48-4.5 (SP) & 48.23m/158-3 (DT).
2000: bests of 14.69m/48-2.5 (SP) & 47.82m/156-11 (DT).
Nick Petrucci: Discus
6'5" 270 lbs PR 217'8"
2003 World Team Member
Career Highlights: 4th at 2001 USA Outdoors; 5th at 2001 World University Games
Petrucci enjoyed a strong season in 2006 highlighted by his sixth-place finish at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and the farthest throw of his career since 2003 when he was the runner-up at Newport Beach with a toss of 64.51 meters/211 feet 7 inches. Petrucci made his first Team USA experience a memorable one, being part of the torch relay at the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, China. He was chosen in a random drawing among U.S. athletes in all sports at the WUGs. A representative of each country at the WUGs participated in the relay in downtown Beijing near Tiananmen Square, with Petrucci receiving the torch from a Ukrainian high jumper and handing off to a team official from Uruguay. "Its a tremendous honor and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Petrucci, who was accompanied on his trip to downtown Beijing for the torch relay by hammer thrower Jay Harvard and fellow discus thrower Jarred Rome. "I've never done anything like this. It's my first U.S. team - I'm brand new." Set the Northern Arizona University school record with a throw of 63.36m/207-10a two-time All-American in track and field, Petrucci was an All-Big Sky Conference football selection in 1997 as a defensive end. His 2002 personal best of 65.92m/216-3 was the second best performance that season by an American.
2007:
8th at USA
Outdoor Championships (57.34m/188-1)...6th at Reebok Grand Prix
(56.89m/186-8)...7th at Salinas (60.39/198-1)...ranked
#10 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 60.39m/198-1.
2006: 6th at USA
Outdoor Champs (59.85m/196-4)...2nd at Newport Beach
(64.51m/211-7)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.51m/211-7.
2005: 6th at USA Outdoors (58.94m/193-4)...2nd at
LaJolla (62.46m/204-11... ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 62.46m/204-11.
2004: No mark in prelims at Olympic Trials...3rd at San Diego
(62.23m/204-2)...best of 62.23m/204-2.
2003: 5th at USA Outdoors (62.09m/203-8)...11th in his qualifying group at
World Outdoors (59.58m/195-6)...2nd at Modesto (62.92m/206-5)...ranked # 3 in U.S.
by T&FN...best of 62.92m/206-5.
2002: 11th at USA Outdoors (56.70m/186-0)...2nd at La Jolla
(65.92m/216-3)...1st at Modesto (65.17m/213-10)...1st at San Diego
(62.69m/205-8)...1st at Los Angeles (61.50m/201-9)...ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN...best
of 65.92m/216-3PR.
2001: 4th at USA Outdoors (62.92m/206-5)...5th at World University Games
(60.50m/198-6)...2nd at Drake Relays...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of
63.38m/207-11.
2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials (59.69m/195-10)...6th at NCAA Outdoors...1st
at Big Sky Conference...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.74m/212-5.
1999: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors...16th at USA Outdoors (55.99m/183-8)...1st at Big
Sky Conference...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 60.46m/198-4.
Katelyn Ciarelli: Discus PR 163'11, Katelyn was a 2004 Jr All-American, 2006 Big West Champion, 3 Time NCAA Regional Qualifier, 6th at the state meet in 2003
Stephanie Ciarelli: Weightlifting
1st female regional USAW Weightlifting coach, she was the Head Strength Coach for HBHS Athletics for the 9 years. She has been at Newport Harbor High School since 2005. She was the meet Director for the 2002 US Junior National Weightlifting Championships. In 2007 she was named Womens Head coach for the Junior World Championship Team. Stephanie has also had many National Champions over the years.
Maryn Ciarelli: Weightlifting PR's Sn=80kg C+J=100kg Maryn has been lifting for 15 years and has accomplished many things. 2006 All-American, 2006 National Collegiate Champion, 2005 World Team Champion, 2004 Olympic Trials Qualifier, 3 Time World University Team Member, 2001 Jr. Pan Am Champion
Scott Semar: Throws Coach
Scott is one of the premier High School Coaches in the US. He has coached several High School All-Americans, and CA State Champions. In 2002 he coached Rachael Varner who won the CA state title in Shot Put (48') and had the #2 best high school discus man in the country and 19th overall best US discus performance (178'0").
Joe Bailey: Shot Put
Stength & Conditioning Coach for the 2000 & 2004 US Olympic Water Polo Team
6'3" 315 lbs PR-63'
4-Time NCAA All-American- UCLA
US Olympic Water-Polo Strength & Conditioning Coach
Paul Fleschler: Weightlifting Paul is the Men's Resident Weightlifting Coach for USA Weightlifting. His main responsibility is preparing the Men's Resident weightlifting athletes at the Olympic Training Center for all domestic and international competitions. The year 2006 marks Paul's 25th year being involved with USA Weightlifting as an athlete, coach and administrator. Paul is a certified U.S. International Coach and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Before moving to Colorado in the summer of 2001, Paul served as the Head Strength Coordinator for Indiana University Basketball. In addition to working with Coach Bob Knight's basketball team, Paul assisted with 22 other varsity sports at IU. As an athlete, Paul's greatest honor was representing the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Unable to attend this year
Wes Barnett: Weightlifting Wes is the Executive Director for USA Weightlifting. He oversees the full-time staff located at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He also serves as liaison with the USOC and oversees national competitions and team selections. Barnett was a member of the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Olympic Teams, finishing 15th and sixth respectively. He was also a 92-95, 97 & 99 National Champion. He won silver (clean and jerk) and bronze (overall) medals at the 1997 World Championships. To this day, Barnett holds the American record in the clean and jerk in the 108kg class with a lift of 484 pounds and holds the record as well in total weight at 869 pounds. Barnett holds a degree in Media Management/Broadcasting from the University of Colorado- Colorado Springs. Barnett and his wife, Carol Lyn, have one son, Michael. Unable to attend this year
