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Administration

Alan Bingham – President Santa Clarita Track Club

Alan is the founder and president of the Santa Clarita Track Club, Alan has been involved with track and field for 32 years when his children first started, now his grandchildren are on the team. He has been timing track meets back as far as he can remember. As the founder of Santa Clarita Track Club 14 years ago he wanted to start a program that was specifically for Track & Field athletes. As president of the corporation, his primary duties and responsibilities are to manage the club’s business.

Alan still oversees the timing of the Santa Clarita Track Club events, from track meets, cross country meets, or SOAR’s 5k/10K run Mardi Gras Madness.

Santa Clarita Track Club has 3 divisions, Track & Field, Cross Country, and SOAR (Students off and Running).
Santa Clarita Track Club has approximately 575 athletes that it serves every year.

Alan served in 2011 – 2013 as commissioner of the Valley Youth Conference Track & Field and is currently on the VYC Executive Board of Directors as CFO.

Alan has ran 9 marathons and 3 half marathons. When he’s not at a Storm event, he’s out on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle touring the back roads with his wife Elaine.

Alan has 5 adult children and 14 grandchildren. Alan has been married to Elaine Bingham for 41 years.

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Mark Cruz – Director, Track & Field
Mark is beginning his 10th year with Storm Track Club as director and coach. He enjoys introducing kids to the fundamentals of Track & Field with a philosophy of strong work ethic, self discipline and goal setting. These skill sets are fun, competitive and social, while developing their self confidence and knowledge to the importance of a health and fitness program. His goal is that athletes apply this philosophy to all aspects of their everyday life, as well as develop a higher standard of achievement in other sports, academics and life.

During his college years, Mark was a member of The Santa Monica Track Club, well known for producing countless Olympic athletes and setting numerous World and National records. In his 10 years with SMTC, he competed in events from 1500 meters to Marathons.

Mark and his family truly enjoy being part of the Storm Track Club program. His wife Lillian is the team Candy Mom, son Cameron is now a high school storm alumni athlete and daughter Madison is a Youth athlete.

Elaine Bingham – Track & Field Head Coach

Coach Bingham is entering her tenth year of coaching with Storm. She has been coaching youth track and field for over 33 years. She started coaching her 4 kids in another program and was instrumental in creating the Canyon Country team in 1994. She has served in the Valley Youth Conference as League President and Commissioner of Track and Field. She has also coached at the high school level at Canyon High School. Coach Bingham has attended countless coaching clinics to continue to learn and teach the sport. She is starting her second generation coaching with her grandkids & children of athletes she coached as youth.

Coach Bingham has completed 19 marathon and countless other races, she began running in 1994 a gift that was giving to her by her children’s interest in Track & Cross Country. As a child Elaine had Polio and was told she would never run. She is very thankful they were wrong.

When she is not coaching Track she spends most of her time with her family, 5 adult children, and 14 grand children. She enjoys Duke Basketball! and riding on the back of her Harley Davidson Motorcycle with her husband of 40 years Alan. They have toured most of the southwest.

Coaching Track & Field is her passion and she enjoys the success of every member on the Storm Team.

Rocky Turner – Relays / Coaches Education

This will be Coach Turners ninth year coaching for Storm. She has coached at the Midget and Youth Levels here at Storm. This year, she will return and focus on Relays & Coaching education.

Coach Turner has helped coach dozens of youth athletes the past three years to reach their goal and become All American Athletes at the National Junior Olympics. She is a USA Track & Field Level 2 Certified Youth Coach, and Pending USATF Level 3/IAAF Level 5 Elite Youth Coach. She brings 7 years of youth coaching experience with Santa Clarita Storm and Valley United Track Clubs at the local and national level, and over 25 years of track enthusiasm to her scientific approach to speed training. She currently is the Sprint Coach at Saugus High School.

Her coaching philosophy is simple. To be a true teacher of the sport. To teach the athletes not only the science behind speed training, but self respect, respect for their fellow athletes and their future competitors. She hopes to help them set realistic goals, teach them how to achieve them, and have a ton of fun in a sport that they too will fall in love with.

 Dr Raj Brar Dpt – Coaches Education

Dr. Rajpal Brar (Raj) is a Doctor of Physical therapy who works primarily with track and field athletes on injury prevention and rehab, health, fitness and biomechanics/technique. He’s an avid runner himself with multiple years of coaching experience. In addition to volunteering at Valencia Storm, he’s owner & founder of 3CB Performance with clinics in Valencia and West LA, works inpatient at Henry Mayo hospital, and writes on all things sports science and health.

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Sprint Age Group Coaches

Chet  Stockton – Youth & Intermediate Head Coach

My family is from Texas and I am a big Dallas Cowboy and Texas Longhorn fan. I was raised in Pasadena California where I ran track, and played football and baseball to the Junior College level. I also played some semi-pro baseball and A level softball.

My coaching experience has been coaching youth basketball, baseball, and some adult softball teams. My mentor on coaching is John wooden whom I have met twice and have read several of his books. I use his Pyramid of Success and his focus on team, team spirit, team unity. Most people don’t think of a track club as a team but it is. So my contribution is to encourage the kids to encourage their teammates, Cheer for them, the more advanced help the beginners(leadership), succeed together.

Professionally I am an Information Technology Engineer. My interests are music(I write music and play saxophone, piano, harmonica) boating, fishing, martial arts..

Tonya Stockton – Assistant Youth & Intermediate Coach

Tonya and her husband Coach Chet have been living in Santa Clarita for over twenty years. This is their daughter’s third year running with the Storm as a sprinter. Tonya is an avid runner who began running competitively in high school. She enjoys running 1/2 Marathons and daily runs on the paseos throughout SCV. She has been actively involved in mentoring kids and served on the Board of a Los Angeles Charter School. She has served as a team manager for several AYSO soccer teams and is looking forward to joining Storm as an Assistant Coach for the Youth Division this season.

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Victoria Ward – Assistant Youth & Intermediate Coach

Victoria is a second year coach with Storm and has a daughter in her second year with Storm. She is from Portland, Oregon and competed in basketball, tennis, and track in high school. She received her bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Science Engineering from Tuskegee University and a Masters of Business Administration from Syracuse University. Victoria is an Air Force Veteran Captain and has been a Physical Fitness Leader and Fitness Test Administrator during college ROTC and active duty. In her last duty assignment as an Officer Training Instructor/ Flight Commander she was Instructor of the Year teaching Leadership, Management, Team Building, Air Force Policy, and Warfare Studies. She has coached and mentored K-12 and college students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and NSBE Jr. and taught 9-12th students at Mount Pisgah Church. She currently serves as the African American Task Group (AATG) University Relations, Recruitment, and Retentions Chair at Northrop Grumman where she works as a Subcontract Management Team Lead Engineer. She looks forward to working with the Youth in developing Team Building Skills, Emotional Intelligence, and using Data Analytics to set goals and optimize performance.

Sarah DelPrado –  Midget Coach 

Sarah is going into her second year coaching for Storm and has recently completed her USATF level 1 coaching certification. She is a NSCA certified personal trainer and an US Air Force Veteran.

She is passionate about building a lifelong love of running, sportsmanship, and fitness in young people. Sarah holds a degree in psychology, a master’s in business adminstration and currently completing her interior design certificate. She still doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up. When not coaching, you can usually find her outside with her husband swimming, running, or cycling. Her proudest accomplishment is being the mother to three current Storm athletes.

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Russell Shields – Assistant Midget Coach – EMT

Russell is assisting the midget age group this year. He has completed his USATF level 1 coaching credential and has been preparing all year long to lead this years midgets. He has been competing in sports since he was “knee high to a grasshopper”. He credits all of his coaches/mentors in particular Coach Glenn, for not only teaching the fundamentals of sports but also how hard work, integrity, discipline, and perseverance can help you overcome any adversity. Russell graduated from “The” Westchester High School in Los Angeles, CA at 16 years old, where he competed in Baseball, basketball, and football (Go Comets)! Russell attended and graduated from the University of California, Riverside at 20 years old where he earned a BA in Sociology. He then became a high school teacher/mentor to at risk youth at a continuation school. Currently, Russell is a 12 year Fireman/EMT in the Los Angeles City Fire Department where he has founded a tutoring/mentoring program in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw community near his fire station.

Akil Davis – Assistant Midget Coach

Alicia Stella – Assistance Distance Coach

Alicia is a forth year coach for Storm. She coached with the Bantam last year. She has 2 athletes in the program and brings patients and expertise to our team. Alicia just completed her USATF Level 1 Coaches certification and is excited to continue with the Bantam age group.

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Ernesto Smith – Assistant Midget Coach

Ernesto will be starting his second year coaching with Storm, he has been coaching basketball and soccer and has always been involved with his children’s sports teams when ever he can.

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Jamal Thompson – Bantam Head Coach

This will be Coach Thompson’s seventh year coaching for Storm.  Jamal has coached at every age level during his time with Storm Track Club.  Jamal has a USATF Level 1 certified coach.

Jamal’s primary experience with athletics is as an NCAA Division 1 volleyball player for CSUN where he competed for the only team CSUN has ever placed in a national championship game.  He was lured back into athletics when his children expressed an interest in competing in Track and Field.

Currently Jamal is Managing Director at the independent wealth management firm, Domari Wealth Management.  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife and 4 children.

Will Humphries – Bantam Assistant Coach

Will Humphries hails from Indianapolis where he was a 2-time Conference Champion, City Champion, and state finalist in the 400m and 800m runs. He was the Indiana state runner-up in the 400m dash as a high school senior. Will accepted an athletic scholarship to Jackson State University, and was a member of the cross-country team and the track & field team where he competed in the 400m, 800m, 1600m relay. Following his strong desire to work in the entertainment industry, Will transferred to California State University at Northridge where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television Arts. He later earned his MBA at the University of La Verne. This will be Will’s seventh season as an assistant coach.

Will recently started his own digital marketing firm where he helps his clients grow their online and social media presence. He is also an ecommerce entrepreneur with a few online businesses including Upstart Tees, where they specialize in sports, family and lifestyle-themed t-shirts.

Will enjoys spending his downtime with his wife and two daughters, and pursuing his creative endeavors.

Adrienne Dennison – Bantam Assistant Coach

Adrienne is looking forward to her second year helping with the Bantams. She was a swimmer growing up and has fond memories of swimming with her YMCA team. As a mother of three runners with Storm, Adrienne is falling in love with Track & Field and she cherishes the opportunity to pass on and instill the values of always doing your best while having fun and practicing good sportsmanship, teamwork to the next generation of young athletes. Adrienne and her husband Dan have four children and they love being part of the Storm Family.

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Jenny Striplin – Assistant Bantam Coach

Westie Carroll – Gremlin Assistant Coach

Anita Smith – Assistant Gremlin Coach

Anita has coached Track & Field for the special Olympics for the past 3 year and 2 years for AYSO Soccer.

Anita competed as a youth in Track & Field and looks forward to sharing her experience with our athletes.

Her grandson is excited to try Track & Field for his first year.

 Roger Bertola – Sub-Gremlin Assistant Coach
Roger is a Level 1 USATF certified coach, and this is his third year coaching with Storm. He has 3 kids running on the team. He enjoys coaching his children’s sports teams and being involved. Roger’s love for running began in high school where he ran track and cross country. Roger enjoys cycling, running and swimming. He is excited to be coaching with Storm again this year.

Alison Bertola – Sub-Gremlin Assistant Coach
Alison is a Level 1 USATF certified coach, and this is her third year coaching with Storm. She is a mom of three (all running with Storm), and an elementary school teacher. Alison played basketball in high school,

 but also ran Track and Cross Country in the off season. She enjoys running, cycling, and staying active with her family. Alison loves coaching the sub gremlins.

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Sandra Smith – Sub-Gremlin Assistant Coach

This will be Sandra’s first year coaching for Storm Track Club. She will be assisting with the Sub-Gremlins. She is the mother of three boys in the program; a Bantam, a Gremlin, and a Sub-Gremlin.

Sandra is currently a stay-at-home mom. She often volunteers in her children’s school and is a board member of the school’s PTSA. She holds a BA degree in Sociology from California State University Northridge and served in the Army for 8 years.

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Craig Moss – Sub-Gremlin Assistant Coach

At age 18 I came to running to lose some weight, accidentally completed a marathon. Twenty-nine years later I am still running and loving every minute of it. I used to classify myself as a “marathoner” as that’s what I loved to train for and complete. After 47 marathons I have focused more on running for fun and fitness than chasing distances and time goals.

I have been a coach of the Students Run LA program that is offered to LAUSD middle and highs school students for 15 years. Our main goal was to train for the LA Marathon each March. So my main coaching experience is with older kids and longer distances. I look forward to putting on a new “coaching hat” as I assist with the sub-gremlins group.

Specialty Coaches

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TBA – Head High Jump Coach 

.TBA – Head Shot Put Coach

TBA – Assistant Shot Put coach

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..Rodney Hawkins – Midget Long Jump Assistant / Midgets

.Andy Fenelon – Head Long Jump Coach

Andy returns for his second season as long jump coach and fifth as a parent to the Storm Track & Field program. Originally from Wisconsin where he grew up competing in baseball, basketball, swimming and cross-country running (and has two ailing knees to prove it), Andy has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley now for the past 12 years with his wife, Maria, and four children.

His goals in working with the children in the Storm program remain the same as the simple two-pronged approach he adopted when he coached youth soccer here in the valley for five years: 1) Develop the skills in each individual participant so they can reach their own personal goals; and 2) Make learning fun so they want to return and continue with it in future years.

While not coaching or thinking about ways of getting better as a coach, Andy’s spare time is taken up as an editor/writer for NFL Digital Media in Culver City. A journalist by trade, he has attended and created content for more than a dozen Super Bowls.

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Jeffry Woods – Head Hurdles

One of the most decorated men’s Track & Field student athletes in URI history, Jeffry Woods earned NCAA All-American honors in 1991 in the 400m hurdles.

Throughout his career, Woods set 20 Rhode Island records in 10 different events throughout his four-year career and still holds URI’s indoor and outdoor long jump and outdoor 400m hurdles records.

A two-time New England Track Athlete of the Year in 1990 and 1991, Woods captured 16 career New England Championship titles during his time at URI.

• career Summary
• 1992 Olympic Trials participant in 400 Hurdles
• 1991 Division 1 All – All Honors in 400 Hurdles (50.28)
• 1991 IC4A Champions in the 400IH (1st ever at URI)
• 1991 IC4A Runner up in the 110M HH
• 1991 Penn Relays Olympic Development Participant 400IH
• 89′, 91′, 92′ New England Indoor 55M hurdle Champion
• 89′,91′, 92′, New England Outdoor 110M HH Champion
• 20school Records in 10 Events (Hurdles, LJ, TJ & Relays)
• 2x New England Track & Field athlete of the year.

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TBA – Blocks & Sprints Assistant Coach

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Jeremy Stepan – Head Distance Coach

Responsible for the distance program, both track and cross-country. He is starting his 10th track season and has been privileged to work with 100’s of amazing athletes. Many of the top high school athletes in our valley got their start with Storm.

Whether you are aiming for a college scholarship or just to be in shape, coach Jeremy’s pride is in helping you reach your goals and potential. Through words of encouragement and killer workouts his goal is to make you a runner for life.

With a group of over 6 incredible assistant coaches, we have continued to achieve excellence in youth distance running both at the local and national USATF levels.

Outside Storm he coaches.., and enjoys training for all disciplines of triathlon, and most importantly relaxing with his amazingly supportive wife of 17 years, and 4 kids!

Mark Bingham – Bantam Distance Coach

Mark begins his sisth year assisting with the distance program. Mark began running at the age of 4, and his son followed in his steps by also starting at the age of 4. Mark’s cross country team at Canyon high school won state CIF championships in 2001. Mark competed in Track & Field, Cross Country, Track bike racing at the Encino velodrome, he competed in many youth triathlons. His PR in the 1600 was 4:32, 800 was 2:01.  Mark is very excited to be helping the Midget distance runners.

Mark now enjoys spending time with his son, fishing and  and dirt bike riding.

Monica Alten – Distance Coach

Brently Young – Distance Coach

Coach Brently started with the Storm family in 2014 when his son joined the distance team as a Bantam.  He began helping in a more official way during the 2016 cross-country season.  Coach Brently played competitive soccer through his mid 20’s. The highlight being a club team 2nd place finish in state his U-18 year.  Coach Brently has been competing in Olympic distance triathlon since 2009, and finds his motivation by watching the effort of Storm runners.  He has coached 5 years of AYSO soccer before joining the Storm family and is Safe Haven trained. He is excited to being his second year with the distance program.

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Charlotte Bouyssou – Distance Coach

Strong believer of “a healthy mind in a healthy body”, Charlotte wants to bring the best out of every kid she can possibly train in the distance program. She is convinced long distance running does teach kids beautiful values like humility, perseverance and determination. Therefore, her not-so-secret goal is to transform them into future life long runners.

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Stacey Halvorsen – Distance Coach

Stacey is an avid runner herself and has joined the Storm coaching staff after two years of coaching in the Palmdale Area.

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John Baird – Distance Coach

John started running with Storm in Cross County as a parent volunteer running with the kids, he is very excited to join the coaching staff for Track. He also likes volunteering at his children’s school. He is looking forward to watching his 3 children compete this year.

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Debbie Baird – Distance Coach

Debbie Baird also started running with the Storm Cross Country program, so also volunteers with her children’s school for the past 8 years, she looks forward to the new coaching experience with the distance program.

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Julio Cruz – Distance Coach

Julio Cruz will be an assistant distance coach for the Bantams. He has been living in Santa Clarita his whole life. He is now a student at College of the Canyons and his major is accounting. He has a little brother who is in the program for the past 2 years and he is fascinated by the hard work that the coaches do for this team. He is excited to have a great season with you and your child.

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.Ryan Theule – Distance Coach

Ryan is a life-long runner and enthusiastic Storm parent who helped with the Cross Country season. As a coach, he looks forward to supporting Storm athletes as they achieve their goals and gain a love of this great sport.

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Mike Whitman – Distance Coach

Mike returns as a distance coach after a long break after his daughters have finished high school and moved on to college. Mike’s younger children are now running with Storm.

 

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Jonah Soltes – Distance

Jon Wadkins – Distance Coach

Jon grew up in Southern Idaho and ran track in High School running the 110m and 300m hurdles, and 1st leg of the mile relay. Jon ran the 400m at The Simplot Games the nation’s premier indoor track and field event for High School aged athletes.
Jon started assisting Storm in Cross Country and the distance Team in Track when his son
(Rylan) started running Cross Country in 2012 as a bantam and is now in high school. You will find Jon running with the distance runners, especially on track night where he enjoys the speed work.