Dwight Stones Presents The ASICS® Champions of Track & Field Academy
Dwight Stones - High Jump Clinician
  • Dwight Stones2-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist
  • 16-Time World Record Holder
  • 3-Time U.S. Olympian
  • #1 Ranked High Jumper in History
  • Member of National Track & Field Hall of Fame
  • Television Sports Commentator for all Major Networks and Olympics
  • Personal Best of 7'8"
Andre Phillips - Hurdles Clinician
  • Dwight StonesOlympic Gold Medalist
    (400 H)

  • 3-Time #1 Ranked in the World

  • #1 Ranked Combination Hurdler in History

  • 2-Time World Cup Gold Medalist

  • Personal Bests of:

    • 47.19 (400 mH)

    • 13.25 (110 H)

    • 44.71 (400m)

Doug Nordquist - High Jump Clinician

  • U.S. Olympic Team Member

  • 2-Time Goodwill Games Gold Medalist

  • U.S. High Jump Champion

  • 3-Time Pac-10 Conference Champion

  • All-American (Washington State)

  • Personal Best of 7' 8 3/4"

Mark Crear, PhD - Hurdles Clinician

  • 1996 Olympic Silver & 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist
  • 15+ years World Class - Olympic level success and peak performance results
Jesse Williams - High Jump Clinician
  • 4-Time NCAA Champion

  • 2005/06 Pac-10 Conference Champion

  • 2005 World Championship Team Member

  • 5-Time All-American (USC - School Record Holder)

  • Personal Best of 7' 7 1/4"

Steve Scott - Middle Distance Racing/Distance Running Clinician
  • American Mile Record Holder - 3:47.69

  • World Championship Silver Medalist - 1500m

  • 3-Time U.S. Olympian
    2-Time Olympic Finalist -
    1500m

  • 5-Time National Mile/1500m Champion

  • Highest Ranked American Middle Distance Runner in History

  • National Track & Field Hall of Fame Member

  • Head Track & X-Country Coach - Cal State San Marcos

Mike Pascuzzo - High Jump Clinician

  • 3-Time Olympic Trials Competitor

  • 4-Time U.S. National Team Member

  • 2-Time ACC Conference Champion (Maryland)

  • Former ACC Conference Record Holder

  • 8-Time All-American

  • Personal Best of 7' 5 1/4"

Francie Larrieu - Smith - Middle Distance Racing/Distance Running Clinician
  • Dwight Stones5-Time U.S.
    Olympian
    1500m - 1972,
    1976, 1980
    10,000m - 1988
    Marathon - 1992

  • Set 36 American Records (21 Outdoor - 15 Indoor)
    Including 12 World Bests (1 Outdoor - 11 Indoor)

  • Winner of 19 Track and Field National Championship titles

  • Selected as Runner's World "Most Versatile Runner of the Quarter Century"

  • National Track and Field Hall of Fame Member

  • Long Distance Running Hall of Fame Member

  • U.S. Olympic Team Flag Bearer - 1988 Seoul Olympics

Stacy Dragila* - Pole Vault Clinician
  • First Women's Olympic Pole Vault Gold Medalist - 2000

  • First Women's World Championship Pole Vault Gold Medalist - 1999

  • 2-Time World Championship Gold Medalist

  • 11-Time USATF National Pole Vault Champion

  • Current American Record Holder - Indoors 15' 9 1/4" & Outdoors 15' 9 3/4

  • 2-Time U.S. Olympic Team Member

  • "The Pioneer of the Women's Pole Vault"

Jim Spivey - Middle Distance/Distance Clinician
  • 3-Time U.S. Olympian - 2-Time Olympic 1500m Finalist

  • 5-Time World Championships Team Member

  • World Championship Bronze Medalist - 1500m

  • Pan-American Games Silver Medalist - 1500m

  • Current American Record Holder at 2000m - 4:52.44

  • Head Men's/Women's Track & X-Country Coach

    • University of Chicago - 1997 - 2001
    • Vanderbilt University - 2001 - 2005
    • Coach/Founder, Jim Spivey Running Club, est. 1990
  • Currently ASICS Team Sales Specialist for High School/Colleges

Dave Nielsen - Co-Pole Vault Clinician
  • Coached Stacy Dragila to all of her above accolades

  • 23 years head track and field coach, Idaho State University

  • Coached 20 athletes to All-American status, 45 to NCAA Championships, 133 to Big Sky titles and 328 to All-Big Sky Conference recognition

  • 2000 USA Track & Field Elite Coach of the Year

  • Coached four teams to top 30 in the nation

  • Previous Big Ten champion and All-American

  • Competitor, 1976 Olympic Trials

Leroy Burrell - Sprint Clinician

  • 2-Time U.S. Olympian

  • Former World Record Holder - 100m (9.90)

  • Current World Record Holder in the 4 x 100m relay (37.40)

  • Olympic Silver Medalist - 4 x 100m relay - 1996

  • Current World Record Holder in the 4 x 200m relay (1:18.55)

  • 3-Time NCAA Champion

  • 6-Time All-American (Univ. of Houston)

  • Head Track & Field Coach - University of Houston

Anthony Curran - Pole Vault Clinician
  • 3-Time Olympic Trials Competitor

  • 4-Time All-American (UCLA)

  • UCLA Pole Vault coach

  • Coached 4 Olympians, 2 NCAA Record Holders,2 Canadian National Record Holders, Korean National Record Holder, South African National Record Holder, 8 men over 18’ and 4 women over 15’

  • Personal Best: 18’ 8 1/2"

  • Owner of No Limit Sports pole vault club

Floyd Heard - Co-Sprint Clinician
  • 2000 U.S. Olympian

  • World Championship Silver Medalist - 200m

  • 2-Time National Champion - 200m

  • 2-Time NCAA Champion - 200m

  • Pan American Games Gold Medalist - 200m

  • 2-Time U.S. World Championships Team Member

  • Assistant Coach - University of Houston

Carol Lewis - Long Jump Clinician

  • 3-Time U.S. Olympian

  • 2-Time American Record Holder:

    • 23' 0"
    • 23' 1 1/4"
  • Personal Best Jump:

    • 23' 1 1/4"

  • World Championship Bronze Medalist

  • 4-Time U.S. Long Jump Champion

  • 2-Time NCAA Long Jump Champion

John Godina - Shot Put Clinician
  • 1996 Olympic Silver & 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist

  • 3-Time U.S. Olympian

  • 3-Time Olympic Finalist

  • 4-Time World Championship Gold Medalist

  • 7-Time National Shot Put Champion

  • NCAA Shot Put & Discus Champion (UCLA)

  • 13-Time All-American

  • Personal Best Shot Put of 72' 4 1/2"

Larry Myricks - Long Jump Clinician
  • 4-Time U.S. Olympian - 3-Time Olympic Finalist

  • Olympic Bronze Medalist

  • 2-Time World Championship Medalist

  • World Cup Gold Medalist

  • 2-Time NCAA Long Jump Champion - University of Mississippi

  • Epic Long Jump Duels with Carl Lewis over 10 year period

  • National Track & Field Hall of Fame Member

  • Personal Best Jump of 28' 8 1/4"

Dave Dumble- Shot Put Clinician
  • Former UCLA stand-out (Shot Put & Discus)

  • Assistant Coach - Arizona State Univ.

  • Personal Coach of John Godina

  • 2-Time All-American at UCLA (Discus)

  • Competed in all 4 Throws

  • 1997 UCLA Track Team Captain

  • Has Coached 4 All-Americans in 5 years at ASU

  • Coached Godina to his first Shot Put PR in 5 years

Willie Banks - Triple Jump Clinician

  • Dwight Stones3-Time U.S. Olympian

  • Held World Triple Jump Record for over 10 years 58' 11 1/2"

  • 6-Time U.S. Triple Jump Champion

  • World Cup Gold Medalist

  • 2-Time NCAA Runner-Up (UCLA)

  • 2-Time Pac-10 Conference Champion

  • Creator of "Rhythmic Clapping" at track & field meets

  • National Track & Field Hall of Fame Member

Ron Allice - Coaching

  • Dwight StonesHead Coach - University of Southern California (USC)

  • 211-42-1 lifetime dual meet record

  • 2000 NCAA Team Champions (Women)

  • 4-Time Pac-10 Conference Champions

  • Coached 400mH Olympic/World Champion Felix Sanchez and 4-time NCAA 100m champion Angela Williams

  • Hall of Fame: Long Beach City College '88, Long Beach State '93, Long Beach Century Club 2000.

  • Has coached more than 245 All-Americans, 16 Olympians, 4 world record holders and 7 American record holders

Dan O'Brien - Decathlon Clinician

  • Dwight StonesOlympic Decathlon Champion

  • 3-Time World Decathlon Champion

  • Former World Record Holder/Current American Record Holder

  • 4-Time U.S. Decathlon Champion

  • Asst. Coach at Arizona State Univ

  • His Image Appeared on the "Wheaties" Box


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* The clinicians whose names are marked with an asterisk are scheduled to appear at the ASICS Champions' Track & Field Academy, however, their competitive/coaching schedules are subject to change and they may need to accept invitations to travel to competitions outside the country with very little advance notice. If this happens, the organizers of the ASICS Champions' Track & Field Academy will endeavor to replace these clinicians with qualified individuals who will also enhance the academy participants' current levels of training and performance. If the organizers are unable to replace these clinicians then the participants registerd in those events may be entitled to a refund of their academy registration fee.