Bio

Welcome to coachtarello.com, a website created not only to provide insight into my coaching and athletic
career, but also to inform about current seasons, and to keep track of and honor those athletes who strove
to reach the highest of levels. Athletes and their families will also be able to gain season information by
visiting my website. My hope is that future athletes will strive to have their names mentioned among those
who excelled before them.

It is the summer of 2008 and I am very excited to announce that I have moved back to New Jersey. This move
was made to begin a couple of new chapters in my life as I will be married in 2009 and have begun what I
hope will be a long and successful career coaching at the collegiate level. Prior to returning to New Jersey I
spent 11 years coaching on the high school level...3 years (2005 - 2008 ) in Massachusetts and before that I
spent 8 years (1997 - 2004) moving up the coaching ladder in South Jersey.

Below you will find a chronological list (broken up by seasons) of my coaching accomplishments.

Cherokee High School - Marlton, New Jersey

I began my career at Cherokee, a few years prior to being employed there full time, as a volunteer assistant
coach for the boys’ cross country team under my former coach, Steve Shaklee. Through this position, I was
able to play a role in the Cherokee Boys Cross Country Group IV State Championship. It was not until the
following season that I took over as the Head Girls Cross Country coach and began working toward the Head
Girls Winter Track and Field position and Assistant Girls Spring Track and Field coach in charge of distance
and middle distance. From that first year coaching the girls cross country I began transforming Cherokee
from a dormant program into one of the most well respected in the state:

Cross Country Highlights
* Six consecutive trips to the N.J. Group IV State Championships
* Each season ranked among the top five teams in South Jersey and among the top twenty teams in the state.
* 2003 - Won its first ever S.J. Group IV Sectional Championship, defeating, for the first time in school history,
arch rival
Shawnee High School. Also, during that season,
* Malia Lyles and Lisa Burkholder - All State recognition.
* Lisa Burkholder, Malia Lyles, Melissa Razo, Michelle Bilicki and Megan O’Leary - All South Jersey honors.

Track and Field Highlights
* Distance Medley at Penn relays
* Lisa Burkholder becoming my first individual qualifier at Penn Relays in the mile.
* 2003 - Burkholder broke the Burlington County record in the mile by running 5:00 as a freshman.
* Lisa Burkholder - Adidas National Track & Field Championships Freshman Mile National Champion & All
American.
* 1999 - 4x800 relay running 9:34
* 1999 - 4xMile that ran 21:24 and ranked 6th in the nation.
* 2004 - Distance Medley team that ran 12:26 (anchored by my 1st 5:00 miler, Burkholder).

Shawnee High School - Medford, New Jersey

One of my most unforgettable coaching experiences. In 1997 and 1998, I worked with the girls’ team in
charge of middle distance and distance at my alma mater. While at Shawnee, I was able to coach Jenna
Darcy, who subsequently became a top ranked Division 1 athlete at LaSalle University, to the Group IV 3200
State Championship. My distance runners played a pivotal role in Shawnee’s 1998 Group IV Championship.
Other notable athletes I coached at Shawnee were Lauren Anders, Marybeth Redheffer, Taylor VanAcker,
Betsy White, Dana Palumbo and Kim Pickard.

Throughout the time I have spent coaching cross country and track and field, my teams and athletes have
achieved numerous accolades. My runners and teams have gained recognition, not only on the local level,
but also on the State and National levels. In fact, during my tenure at each school, it was not uncommon to
find my runners or relay teams ranked among the top athletes both state wide and nationally on their
respective lists. Annually, my athletes compete in their respective All State Championships, Regional
Championships and National High School Championships, either in Maryland, New York or North Carolina.

In addition, although the majority of my success and experience comes from working with middle distance and
distance runners, I have worked with and coached sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers at various times during my
tenures at both Cherokee H.S. and Ursuline Academy, all of whom excelled.

A native a Medford, New Jersey, I now reside in Long Branch, New Jersey. I graduated from Shawnee High
School in 1992 before continuing my running career at Rider College. During my days as a Shawnee
Renegade, I was able to establish myself as an outstanding middle distance runner, earning All-South Jersey
honors for the 800 meters in 1991 and 1992 and was a National Scholastic qualifier. As a Bronc at Rider
College, I captured two individual NEC crowns, beginning with the 1996 indoor 500 meter title and following
that with the 1997 outdoor 800 meter crown, in addition to numerous relays. The highlight of my collegiate
career was being named All East (by placing in the top 6 at IC4A’s) eight times. Three of those All East
selections were earned by placing 4th three years in a row at 500 meters. I graduated from Shawnee with PR’
s of 49 seconds for 400 and 1:54 for 800 meters. As a Bronc, I ran 47 seconds for 400, 1:02 for 500 and 1:
50 for 800 meters. In addition, I was a member of the Renegades’ 7:53 4x800 and Rider’s 3:08 4x400 relays.
To date, I remain the Shawnee record holder at 800 meters and the Rider record holder at 500 meters and
hold the Distance Medley, 4x800 and 4x400 records at both schools.

The reason for all this success is simple-

“A full commitment by the athletes to the values of the program.”

Ursuline Academy - Dedham, MA & Sacred Heart High School - Vineland, NJ

In the spring of 2005, I became the Head Track and Field Coach at Ursuline Academy, an all girls Catholic
school that competed in Class D (smallest) and had no track on which to train.

Sacred Heart
* Began cross country coaching career coaching Tim Callinan to a State Championship

Ursuline Academy
During my short stay at Ursuline, I was able to work with and inspire very good athletes to the best season
Ursuline has seen to date. We were able to re-write the record books and qualify our 4:10 4x400 meter relay,
consisting of Megan Lawrie, Katlin O’Malley, Kin Schlesinger and Jackie Horihan, to an All State berth.

Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School - Sudbury MA

My final experience on the high school level was head girls cross country coach and co-head coach for the
winter and spring in charge of girls and boys middle distance and distance at Lincoln Sudbury High School in
Sudbury, Ma. Lincoln Sudbury was a large public school of close to 2000 kids that competed as a
Massachusetts Division 1 (largest) school and was a part of the Dual County League (DCL). While at LS I
began a resurgence of middle distance and distance running that I hope will be carried on for years to come.

2007 XC
* 8th Place Nike Team Nationals (NTN) in Portland, Oregon.
* 1st Place Nike Team Nationals Northeast Regional Champions.
* 1st Place All State Championships.
* 2nd Place EMass Division 1 Championships.

2006 XC
* 2nd Place All State Championships.
* 1st Place EMass Division 1 Championships.
* 1st Place Dual County League (DCL) Championships.

2005 XC
* Guided the LSXC girls’ program back to the Massachusetts All State Championships.

2007/2008 Winter
Progressed as a distance program by developing incredible depth.
* 2milers showed amazing improvement with three athletes under 11:30.0.
* Two 4x800's which broke 9:30 (9:16.6 and 9:29.1).
* 2nd consecutive All State Individual Champion at 1000 meters (Emily Mepham - 2:53.09).
* Emily Mepham 7th Indoor Nationals - 2:12.68
* 2nd consecutive 4x400 All State Championship (3:59.3 - all mid distance runners).
* 2nd consecutive EMass Division 1 Championship.

2006/2007 Winter
* 4x800 Meter Relay All Americans (9:11.79 - 4th Place).
* First All State Individual Champion - Molly Binder at 1000 meters (2:57.8).
* 4x800 All State Championship.
* 1st Place All State Championships.
* 1st Place Mass Division 1 Championships.

2005/2006 Winter

2006 Spring
* 1st Mass All State Team Championship.
* 1st All State 4x400 Meter Relay Championship - 4:00.2.

2007 Spring
* 2nd consecutive All State Team Championship.
* 800 meter All State Champion - Molly Binder 800 meters 2:11.8.
* 400 meter All State Champion - Dana Jamieson 400 meters - 55.8.
* 2nd consecutive All State 4x400 meter relay title - 3:57.0.
* Championship of America 4x800 at Penn Relays - 9:19.1.
* All American distinction in 4x800 meters - 3:56.4.
* 4x400 Outdoor Nationals - 3:56.4
* Massachusetts State Record in the 4x800 (9:05.1).

2008 Spring
* 4x800 Large School Champion at Penn Relays. Third fastest time of the day and the top American time - 9:
06.3.
* 4x800 meter All State Champions.
* Top 10 National Rankings in the 4x800, and Sprint Medley.

Monmouth University - West Long Branch, NJ

2008 XC
Cailin Lynam - All North East Conference
Christine Altland - All North East Conference
Ben Hutterer - All North East Conference
Peter Forgach - All North East Conference
Ben Hutterer - All East (IC4A)
Peter Forgach - All-East (IC4A)
16th of 37 - NCAA DIV 1 Regional Championships (Women)
19th of 37 - NCAA Div 1 Regional Championships (Men)

2008 - 2009 Indoor Track and Field
Danica Krivanos - 2nd Team All North East Conference - 800 meters
Laura Embrey - 2nd Team All North East Conference - 1500 meters
1st Place - North East Conference Championships - Women

2009 Outdoor Track and Field
Danica Krivanos - 2nd Team All North East Conference - 800 meters
4x800 Meters - 2nd Team All North East Conference
1st Place - North East Conference Championships - Women
1st Place - North East Conference Championships - Men

2009 - 2010 Indoor Track and Field
12th ECAC Women's Distance Medley - School Record - 11:52.94
Ford Palmer - IC4A 800m Qualifier - 1:52.67

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