Coach Zack
NCCP Performance Coach Endurance
NCCP Club Coach Sprints & Hurdles
Advanced Coaching Diploma
Chartered Professional Coach Designation
Coach Zack got his running career started as an athlete with Dragons in high school under now retired coach Bill Cunliffe. Zack competed for Courtice Secondary School for five years before competing for the Windsor Lancers Cross Country & Track team during his undergraduate studies. Zack worked as the assistant Coach at McMaster University in 2021 where the men's team would win bronze at USports, and in 2023 worked as the head coach at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Zack started coaching with the Dragons in January of 2019 after representing the Club as an athlete since 2008. He completed his Club Coach Endurance certification in March of 2019. Zack furthered his coaching development later that year completing his Performance Coach Certification in December. Coach Zack also successfully attained his Chartered Professional Coach Designation (ChPC). Zack completed his Advanced Coaching Diploma in 2023 as well as graduating from the University of Florida with a master's of science in sport management while specializing in athlete development.
Coach Zack brings enthusiasm and youth to the Dragons while instilling a love and passion for the sport. His main objective is to create cohesive and trusting coach-athlete relationships with all his athletes.
Coach Angie
NCCP Club Coach Endurance
Four-Time National Team Member
Nine-Time All American
Coach Angie brings to her coaching background a stellar athletic career. After winning a combined 7 OFSAA Championships between the track and cross country, Angie found her way down to Boston on a full scholarship where she competed for the Eagles of Boston College. While at Boston College she earned 9 All-American citations including a silver medal in the indoor mile at the 1997 NCAA Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal finish at the 1996 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Coach Angie holds personal bests of 2:06 in the 800m, 4:15 in the 1500m, and 9:14 in the 3000m the latter two both Boston College Records. She also won numerous national medals at both the Canadian Cross Country and Track Championships. She is a four-time National Team member competing twice at the World Cross Country Championships. She also won a bronze medal at the U20 Pan Am Championships in the 1500m.
Angie started her coaching career as an assistant coach with the Eagles upon graduating from Boston College. After moving back home and her daughters showing interest in track and field she started coaching with the Dragons. Coach Angie is the Club's lead Junior and Youth development coach. These athletes under her expertise and knowledge have won numerous provincial championships as teams and individuals, and have set provincial and area records.
Coach Dale founded Durham Dragons in the early 2000s. He also serves as the Club’s President. Before founding the Dragons, at university Dale competed for the University of Waterloo Warriors under coach Peter Grinbergs.
Over the past two decades Coach Dale has successfully coached athletes ranging from elementary to high school, and collegiate. He has coached numerous provincial and national champions, many of which have gone onto represent Team Canada internationally.
Coach Dale is a high school teacher at Pickering High School where he also heads the cross country and track programs. Pickering has been a regional and provincial powerhouse at the high school level winning many individual and team LOSSA and OFSAA champions.
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