Camp Staff

The camp staff will include successful area coaches and former outstanding high school runners from the Northwest Indiana area.

Tom Taylor- Currently the men's and women's head cross country and track & field coach at Indiana University Northwest, Coach Taylor has achieved success at both the high school and collegiate level as a cross country and track coach. Highlights from his coaching resume include 3rd place finishers at both the Nike Outdoor Nationals and the NCAA Division II Outdoor Nationals. As a runner, Coach Taylor was a 5 time high school all-state runner at Portage High School, and went on to run collegiately at Ball State University and Indiana University.

Jeff Barker- Coach Barker is currently the men's and women's head cross country and track & field coach at Kansas Wesleyan University. As a coach, Barker has guided several national qualifiers at the collegiate level in both cross country and track. As an athlete, Barker had an outstanding career at both Bishop Noll High School and St. Joe's College.

Victor Del Toro- Del Toro is currently a standout student-athlete at Indiana University Northwest. In his red-shirt year, Del Toro has hit the national qualifying mark in the steeplechase after taking over two years away from the sport. He was a multiple time state qualifier and school record holder scholastically at East Chicago Central High School.

Christina Blackwell- Blackwell has enjoyed a remarkable comeback at Indiana University Northwest hitting national qualifying marks in both the 3000m and 5000m runs. As an athlete a Portage High School, Blackwell was a multiple time all-state athlete and school record holder in the 3200m Run.

Check back as the the camp staff is completed!