COACHING INCLUDES
Members who renew with the $110 “Annual + Coaching” option are entitled to the following:
Choose 2-3 races to train and compete for during the year, and your Coach can prepare a 10-12 week customized training plan for you for these events.
Coaches will also be available to meet with you for 1-2 in-person training sessions.
Members may also make arrangements with a Coach for further coaching beyond this for an additional fee.
Members who renew with the $110 “Annual + Coaching” option are entitled to the following:
Choose 2-3 races to train and compete for during the year, and your Coach can prepare a 10-12 week customized training plan for you for these events.
Coaches will also be available to meet with you for 1-2 in-person training sessions.
Members may also make arrangements with a Coach for further coaching beyond this for an additional fee.
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Coach Joe Compagni
Shore AC is enthusiastic to announce Coach Joe Compagni as our head coach! No age limits and open to all particularly SAC members, race participants, and sponsors. Joe is an Experienced Coach and Program Director with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional skilled in Coaching, Recruiting, Fund-Raising, Communication, Event Management, and Team Building. Joe will be helping the club coordinate open teams for major competitions such as the Millrose Games, Penn Relays, USATF Championships and other events. Email Joe! |
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Coach Kerri Gallagher
Kerri Gallagher is in her seventh year at Manhattan College and currently in her second year as the Director of Cross Country, Track and Field. A former IAAF Outdoor Track and Field 1500m Semifinalist, Kerri's main events during her collegiate and professional running career were the 800m and 1500m. Kerri's coaching specialty for collegiate athletes ranges from 800m to 10,000m. She has worked with post-collegiate athletes for various track and road events including the 1500m, 3,000m Steeplechase and Marathon distances. Kerri is based out of the Bronx, NY and works with distance runners in New York City and Northern New Jersey. Email Kerri! |
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Coach Joe Kalnas
Coach Joseph C. KALNAS, CSCS enters his 17th year at Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus as the Assistant Coach for both Men's and Women's Track & Field overseeing all Throwing events and Strength & Conditioning for all event groups. To date, Coach KALNAS has helped coach 4 Teams to NJCAA DIII National Championship Titles, another 4 teams to NJCAA DIII National Champion Runner Up titles and is also a coach within his family's organization, Strength Athletes, which he has coached numerous nationally ranked athletes in while helping to secure over $1.5 million in scholarship awards. During Coach KALNAS's time at RCSJ-G his throwers have earned 30 Individual National Champion titles, over 50 All Americans (top 3 at National Championships), 120+ podium finishes plus every school record broken and reset. The success of Coach KALNAS's Throwers has led him to earn the NJCAA/USTFCCCA National Assistant Coach of the Year six times and the NJCAA/USTFCCCA Region Assistant Coach of the Year 10 times. He a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), is a Level I Certified Track & Field Coach, a Safe Sport Certified Coach and registered within the Coaches Registry for the United States Track & Field Association (USATF). Email Joe! |
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Coach Rich Airey
With over 40 years experience racing middle, long and ultra distances Rich Airey has been helping athletes of all ages successfully achieve their endurance goals covering a wide range of distances from 800m up to the 100 mile distance and beyond. As a certified strength & conditioning coach, Rich brings a unique approach to his athletes training that incorporates strength, speed & stability utilizing multiple energy systems coupled with a focus on biomechanics and proper nutrition. Additionally Rich is a certified VDOT O2 coach and uses the principals and philosophies of Dr. Jack Daniels with his athletes. Email Rich! |
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Coach Albert Essilifie
Albert (Coach Al) Essilfie is in his second season on the Rutgers University track and field coaching staff working with the sprint and hurdle event groups. In his first season with the Scarlet Knights, Essilfie made an immediate impact, helping the event group achieve 32 All Time Top 10 performances, 2 school records, a USATF National Qualifier, U20 USATF National Qualifier, NCAA Championship Qualifier and six NCAA East Preliminary qualifiers. Essilfie, one of the top youth club coaches in the country, has earned a reputation for developing talent. The South Jersey native, is the founder and head coach of the Camden Track Club and owner of UChampion Sports Academy. He has over 27 years of coaching experience at the club and high school level. On the club level he has coached 79 National Champions and 338 USATF/AAU All Americans. In addition, his athletes have broken five USATF/AAU national records. On the high school level, he has coached 10 New Jersey Meet of Champions winners and 74 New Jersey State Champions. Essilfie holds a World Athletics Academy Level 5 Elite Coach Certification in Sprints & Hurdles and a USATF Level III Certification in Sprints & Hurdles. He also currently serves as the USATF NJ Youth Chair. Email Al! |
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Coach Brian Hirshblond
Coach Hirsh enters his 22nd year coaching. After 16 years at Monmouth University and 3 years at Central Regional High School, Brian is in his first year as an Assistant Coach at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He has coached sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-events. While at Monmouth, Hirshblond coached two All-Americans, one Junior All-American, 65 NCAA Regional qualifiers, more than 200 conference champions, and 128 All-East honorees. Named the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Assistant Coach of the Year, he also guided several Hawks to individual and relay titles at the Indoor and Outdoor ECAC Division I and IC4A Track and Field Championships. The team earned 58 team conference titles across the men's and women's programs while he was in West Long Branch. Email Brian! |
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Coach Erika Flores
Erika Flores became a member of Shore AC in January 2022. She graduated in 2012 from Rutgers University with a BS in Exercise Science. She considers herself a lifelong athlete, and for the past 16 years has been running competitively. Her post-collegiate running career began in 2012 with the Garden State Track Club, where she was also a Running Coach. Over the pandemic, Erika started her own online coaching and fitness training business called Best Home Training. Her experience includes working for the RU Recreation department as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, and Running Coach for The Big Chill 5k and Rutgers Unite Half Marathon. She has also worked as a Physical Therapy Assistant and Trainer at RWJ Somerset Patriots Ballpark and was the Assistant Manager at Princeton Running Company. She currently works as a Timing and Scoring Coordinator with BEST Racing System [Timing Company] and as an associate at Trader Joes in Bridgewater. However, she is always a full time Mom. Her coaching experience includes a wide range of athletes from beginners up to elites, children to older adults. The main distances she runs are half and full marathons, but one of her favorite races is the Spring Lake 5 Miler. She has completed 5 marathons, but also enjoys half marathon and 5K distances. Her PRs are - 18:20 5k, 30:44 5 Mile, 1:24:52 Half-Marathon and 3:02:08 Marathon. Email Erika! |
