Level 1 School - December 8-9, 2007 - Fresno State University, Fresno, CA

School Director

Chris Baptista
3894 W. Mountain View Ave.
Caruthers, CA 93609
559-278-4097
e-mail

Registration Information

$125.00 - Pre-registration (received by November 23, 2007)
$150.00 - Late Registration (received after November 23 or on-site)

Click here to register online now. If you have problems registering online please contact the school director.

(A current USATF membership is required to register--please join online if you are not a member.)

ALL received registrations are posted on the Registration Status page (list is updated hourly).

Refund policy: Only 1/2 of the registration fee ($62.50) will be refunded after the registration deadline, and no refund will be given after the start date.

Location

Josephine Theater and Warmerdam Field
Fresno State University
Fresno, CA
Located in central California just minutes from the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport
There will be no charge for parking on Lot S (south of Bulldog Stadium) on December 8-9.

Directions

From the South: Take CA-99 North, Merge onto CA-41 N toward YOSEMITE/AIRPORT, Take SHAW AVE exit toward CLOVIS, Turn RIGHT onto E. SHAW AVE, Turn LEFT onto N. CEDAR AVE, Turn LEFT onto BULLDOG LANE, Turn RIGHT into Parking Lot S.

From the North: Tale CA-99 South, Merge onto the CA-180 E ramp, Stay STRAIGHT to go onto CA-180 E, Merge onto CA-41 N toward YOSEMITE/AIRPORT, Take SHAW AVE exit toward CLOVIS, Turn RIGHT onto E. SHAW AVE, Turn LEFT onto N. CEDAR AVE, Turn LEFT onto BULLDOG LANE, Turn RIGHT into Parking Lot S.

From the Airport: Exit Airport and turn LEFT onto E CLINTON WAY, turn RIGHT onto MCKINLEY AVE, Merge onto CA-168 E, Take the SHAW AVE exit, Turn LEFT onto E SHAW AVE, Turn RIGHT onto N CEDAR AVE, Turn LEFT onto BULLDOG LANE, Turn RIGHT into Parking Lot S.

Lodging

University Inn
$59.99/night for single or double
The hotel is located on Shaw Avenue across the street from Fresno State University and one mile from Josephine Theater (school location).
559-294-0224
Ask for the "USA Track & Field" rate. There is limited availability so book soon!

For additional rooms and rates in the Fresno area, please check out this website.

Airport Transportation

If flying into Fresno, ground transportation will be provided between the airport and the hotel. Please contact the school director with your flight itinerary as soon as possible to guarantee service.

Instructors

  • Brain Fetzer: Fetzer serves as the women's sprints/hurdles coach at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to coming to Cal, Fetzer served as the women's cross country and track & field coach at Ball State University where under his guidance five athletes qualified for the NCAA Regionals and one for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Fetzer spent four years as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Gardner-Webb University where he started the program and led its transition from NCAA Division II to Division I status. During his tenure, he coached six NCAA National Champions and was names USTCCA Division II Women's Southeast Coach of the Year. Fetzer has served as an assistant coach at the 2001 World University Games in Uganda as well as serving on staffs at the Commonwealth Games and NACAC Under-23 Championships.
  • Dave Shrock: Shrock began his coaching career thirty years ago at the College of San Mateo before coaching cross country and assisting with track at San Jose State and ultimately serving as the Head Coach at Modesto Junior College. Shrock worked at the 1996 Olympics as part of the IAAF Adjudication Committee, and serves as the Pacific Association Coaches Chair. Shrock serves on the USATF High Performance Committee working with Men's Hurdles and the National USATF Coaching Education Committee. Shrock has completed Level 2 in endurance, jumps and sprints. Shrock has stepped back from collegiate coaching to pursue his doctorate in sport management while serving as Assistant Meet Director for the Modesto Relays.
  • Jennifer Tuff: Tuff has coached High School Track in Long Beach for the past six years. She has worked with all event groups over that time, but specializes in coaching the distance and middle distance at Cabrillo High School serving as the Head Coach of the Cross Country program. Coach Tuff has earned her USATF Level 2 certificate of completion in the Throws and Endurance.
  • Ken Grace: Grave serves as the assistant track coach at Chabot College and cross country coach at Dublin High School in the Bay Area. As a physical education and health instructor, he received his B.S. in Kinesiology from Cal State Hayward and M.A. in Physical Education from Stanford. Coach Grace has twice been named Coach of the Year at the Community College Level (1992 Cross Country and 1995 Track & Field), served as a coach for the Men's West team at the 1994 Olympic Festival, and has been the site supervisor for the warm-up track at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, as well as the past three Olympic Trails. Coach Grace has earned his USATF Level 2 Certificate of Completion in the Jumps and Endurance.

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