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Ric Rojas
Heather Biglow
Scott Player



 

Ric Rojas

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Sports Psychology, University of Norhern Colorado; BA Harvard University; MBA University of Denver
  • Began his coaching career while still a senior at Los Alamos (New Mexico) High School where he coached his cross-country team to a third place finish in the Large School Division.
  • Coached Tony Sandoval (1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials winner) and Lynn Bjorklund (National Track and Field 3000-Meter Champion, current Jr. 3000-meter record holder) and the Colorado Track Club National Championship Cross-Country Team. Has coached three qualifiers for the U.S. Women's Olympic Trials Marathon.
  • Won the United States USAT&F Cross Country Championship in 1976.
  • Ranked in the top-ten U.S. Road Racers 1977-81 by Track and Field News.
  • Won the 1979 Bolder Boulder, the 1975 Bay to Breakers, the 1979 Lilac Bloomsday Run, and the 1981 Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K (World Best: 43:12), 1978 Utica Boilermaker.
  • Won four New Mexico State Prep Championships in Cross Country and Track and was ranked in the top ten Prep Milers in 1970. He still holds the New Mexico State Mile Record of 4:12.6 (Albuquerque, NM, 1970). Best Prep Mile time of 4:11.6 (Houston, Texas, 1970).
  • Founded Ric Rojas Running in 1991.
  • Founded Running International in 1998.

Heather S. Biglow, Field and Sprint Coach

HEATHER S. BIGLOW

Heather's Blog

COACHING AND PERSONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Track and Field Coach University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 09/2002 – present
Coach Sprint, hurdle, and jump athletes, including strength and conditioning.

Personal Trainer - Bally Total Fitness, 08/2005 - 08/2006
Performed fitness assessments and nutritional evaluations, designed individual training programs

National-Class Heptathlete 07/1997 - present

Sponsored by Reebok International 1997-1999 and Nike International 2001-2004

-Athletic Achievements:

• Four time Big 8/12 Conference Heptathlon Champion
• 1996 Runner-up Big 8 Long Jump
• 1996 All-American Heptathlon, 3rd place NCAA championships
• 1996 All-American 4x400m relay, CU school record
• 1996 US Olympic Trials participant - heptathlon– Atlanta, GA
• 1997 NCAA champs All-American heptathlon
• 1997 World University Games participant in Sicily, Italy
• 2001 Finished 5th in Heptathlon at US Championships
• 2002 Mt. Sac Relays Heptathlon and Long Jump Champion
• 2002 ranked 8th in the US in the Heptathlon

EDUCATION:

· University of Colorado,
Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Science 1998
1996 CU Scholar-Athlete and Big 8 Honor Roll

· Personal Trainer certified by American Council on Exercise
· CPR and First Aid Certified by American Heart Association


 

Scott Player, Shotput and Discus Specialist

Scott Player

SCOTT PLAYER

Coaching Background

• Current Head Track Coach at Niwot H.S.
• Previously Head Track Coach at Troy H.S., Michigan for six seasons.
• Coached HS Track and Field for 13 years.

Field Events Coaching Record
• Seven All-State throwers, including a 60' All-American and 3 over 50'.
• Double State Discus Medalists in 2006 at Niwot HS.
• Twenty girls shot putters over 30', six over 35' including a Michigan HS State Runner-up at 43'.
• Over a dozen athletes in each of these fields: boys 45' + shot putters; girls discus throwers over 100', including 3 over 125' and one at 135'; boys 145' + discus throwers; and Michigan State HS boys discus medal winners
• State Medalists and County/Regional Champions in the 4x800 relay (State Runners-up), 800 meters, 300 IH and LJ.

Personal Competitive Background
Double State Medalist in Disc and Shot.

Education
B.A. with Honors, Comparative Literature, Michigan State University 1992