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: Co-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
6'4" 240 lbs PR 218'8"
2003 US NATIONAL Champion
8th at 2003 World Championships
Attended Sienna Heights University 94 & 95 NAIA National Champion, 5-time All-American.
CURRENT WORLD RANK #8 DISCUS
Nick Petrucci: Discus
6'5" 270 lbs PR 217'8"
2003 World Team Member
4th at 2001 USA Outdoor Championships.
1997 NCAA runner-up.
CURRENT US LIST #2 DISCUS
Jarred Rome: Discus/Shot Put
6'4" 315lbs PR-Discus 222'5"
PR-Shot Put 66'3"
2004 US Champion
2004 Olympic Team Memeber, 8-time All-American
CURRENT US LIST #1 DISCUS
Ian Waltz: Shot Put/Discus
6'2" 290lbs
PR-DT 211'5" PR-SP 65'11.5"
2004 US National Runner Up
2004 US Olympic Team Memeber, Washington State University 8-time
All-American, 3-time Pac 10 Champion.
CURRENT US LIST #8 DISCUS WORLD LIST #20 DISCUS
Jason Tunks: Discus
6'7" 270 lbs PR 222'8"
4-time canadian national champion
Canadian National record holder 67.88m
2000 Olympic Games Finalist.
CURRENT WORLD RANK #11 DISCUS = Unable to attend this year
Lieja Tunks: Shot Put/Discus
17 TIME DUTCH CHAMPION
2 time Olympic Finalist 2000, 2004, 4 time World Champ finalist, 2 time European Finalist, European indoor Bronze medal 2002 = Unable to attend this year
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 2004 US Olympic Water Polo Team
6'3" 315 lbs PR-63'
Attended UCLA, 4-Time NCAA All-American
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
