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DEREK LEONARD

Rochester (IL) last TEN YEARS...

* Playoff record 45-2

* Only PUBLIC SCHOOL in Illinois to win FIVE titles in a row

* 126-11  (12.6 wins per season) (92%)

* 46.0 points per game

* 436 yards per game

* 2019 - beat St. Rita 42-28 for 5A title

Chris Korfist

Chris Korfist has been getting of people faster for the last 25 years. Whether the athlete is a middle school or professional athlete, Chris has experience helping all age groups of athletes. His website, Slow Guy Speed Guy, offers video assessment for individuals or teams as well as online workouts.

Chris Korfist is an international speed guru who works championship caliber athletes on a daily basis. 

Consultant for multiple NFL teams including Jaguars, Bengals, Jets, 49ers, and Eagles. 

Consultant for NCAA football programs Texas, Ohio St., and Clemson.

Chris is the Co-Owner of Reflexive Performance which is a process that gets athletes nervous system ready to performance at a peak state through a sequence of manual therapy. Courses are available throughout the year.

He is also the co-owner of Track Football Consortium (along with Tony Holler) which is one of the leading sprint/strength clinics in the nation.

Chris is the off-season trainer of David Montgomery of the Chicago Bears.

TONY HOLLER

@pntrack

Tony Holler is the head track coach at Plainfield North High School in the Chicago area. Tony Holler has coached track for 40 years, football for 28, and basketball for 15. In June of 2019, Tony retired after his 38th year of teaching (Chemistry). He remains as the head track coach.

Holler’s teams have won three state championships. In 2018, his Plainfield North team swept the sprints in Illinois, winning the 100m, 200m, 4x1, and 4x2, setting new state records in the 100m and 4x1. In 2019, Plainfield North again featured the state champion in both the 100 and 200. 

Tony Holler and Chris Korfist own the Track Football Consortium, providing education for coaches twice a year.

Tony Holler is the originator of “Feed the Cats” and speaks at clinics and seminars from coast to coast. In September of 2019, Holler did a five workshop “Feed the Cats Tour” in England and Ireland, hosted by Jonas Dodoo.

The author of the #1 ranked DVD for Championship Productions in 2019 (all sports), and #1 ranked again for Track & Field in 2020. Holler's newest project is an ambitious Feed the Cats Certification Program. 

Holler is also the author of nearly 300 articles about coaching, high performance, education, and life. 

Kurt Hester

Louisiana Tech head football coach Skip Holtz announced the hiring of Kurt Hester as the athletic department's Head Strength and Conditioning Coach beginning in June 2013.

Hester joined the Louisiana Tech Family after serving as a National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center in Nashville, Tenn. since 2008. He worked with training several professional athletes from leagues such as the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and the NFL Combine classes. One NFL player notable to Tech fans that Hester has worked with is former Bulldog quarterback Luke McCown.

"Kurt has phenomenal respect across the industry,[quote] Holtz said. "We are thrilled to have him join the Louisiana Tech Family. His background, experience and knowledge is a huge asset and brings him instant credibility with the University's student-athletes. He is going to have a huge impact in our athletic department and I am looking forward to him working with all of our student-athletes."

Concurrent to his tenure at D1 Sports Training, Hester also worked as the Director of Training at the Manning Passing Academy as he designed a training program for over 1,300 high school athletes and delivered a specific training seminar for high school and college coaches.

From 1997-2008, Hester was the owner and Director of Performance at HS2 Athletic Performance in Mandeville. He developed and mentored area coaches for college and professional coaching careers with several going on to BCS-level schools and NFL teams. Over 500 athletes he worked with received collegiate scholarships during that time as he oversaw the development of over 400 junior and senior high students per day.

Hester was an assistant strength coach at LSU from 1995-98, working with the speed development program for then-football coach Gerry Dinardo and worked primarily with the LSU baseball team as it won two national championships under legendary coach Skip Bertman. Hester also worked with the men's basketball, women's soccer and women's golf programs as well as with the varsity cheerleaders.

He graduated from Tulane University in 1995 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in exercise physiology. He also served as a graduate strength coach at Tulane for two years.

Hester has certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association and also has his Speed Agility & Conditioning certification as well as his Level 1 certification from the United States Weightlifting Association.

Hester is married to the former Seana Durman. The couple have three children: Sydney, Rieleah and Remy.

Brady Walz

Coach Walz is in his 16th year of coaching, with the last 4 years being in his current job as WR Coach at Ankeny HS (IA). This spring he will add track to his list of duties, marking the 4th season of coaching track in his career. He is also a co-host of Run The Power podcast with Rowdy Harper, which has become one of the top football coaching podcasts in the world.

Prior to moving to Iowa, Coach Walz spent 2 seasons at Broken Arrow HS (OK) in 2014-2015 as the Offensive Coordinator and QB/WR coach in 2015 and OL coach in 2014. His 2015 team finished as 6A State Runner-Up.

In 2010 and 2012-2013, Walz coached at legendary Jenks HS (OK) under Coach Allan Trimble and Dub Maddox, where they won 6A State Titles in 2012 and 2013. Walz coached TE, RB, and OL/Run Game Coordinator during his 3 seasons at Jenks, in addition to coaching 7/8th grade track.

In 2011, Coach Walz was at the University of Tulsa as Assistant OL Coach, where they went 8-5 and played in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Coach Walz has also coached WR/TE at Augustana University (SD) and at various other high schools in Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota. He has coached 9th grade and JV football, girls track, and 9th/JV/Varsity boys basketball during his various stops. He has also been a Strength & Conditioning Coach.

Off the field, Coach Walz is a Chemistry/Science teacher. He has also been an Instructional Coach and taught courses in Leadership & Character Development. He is married to his wife Melissa.

Daniel Flahie, MSEd, CSCS

Daniel Flahie is currently the program director and Assistant Professor of Exercise Science & Health strength and conditioning coach for the track and field and women’s basketball teams at Mount Marty College. Daniel holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Exercise Science and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health & Human Performance with a focus in Gerontology.  

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC), Functional Movement Screen Level 1 (FMS), Y- Balance Test (YBT), Reflexive Performance Reset Level 2 (RPR) Certified, and original strength Level 1 (OS L1).  Daniel has several years’ experience as a personal trainer and strength coach and has been published numerous times in the Nebraska Coaches Magazine, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association's personal training quarterly, among others.

He is also the co-host of the “Die Healthier Podcast” available on ITunes, Pandora, and many other hubs. You can follow and connect with him on Twitter @danielflahie. 

Rowdy Harper

Harper was a 4 year starter on the University of Houston’s Offensive Line. He started at 4 different positions. Started 53 consecutive games. Was awarded 2014 AAC First Team All Conference & Named to Houstons All Decade Team.

Harper has spent 5 years as the Offensive Line Coach at Broken Arrow High School in Oklahoma. Currently Harper is the Co-OC / Run Game Coordinator for Broken Arrow. Broken Arrow was the Oklahoma 6A1 State Champion in 2018.

Harper is also the Co-Host & Co-Creator of Run the Power Podcast & Website.

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Rob Assise

Rob Assise is in his 17th year teaching math and coaching track and field at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in the south suburbs of Illinois.  In 4 years as the boy’s jump coach, he has coached 15 state qualifiers, 11 finalists, and 8 medalists. In his 12 seasons with the girl’s program (9 as head coach) he worked primarily with sprinters and hurdlers. During that span, HF had 91 state qualifiers, 49 all-state athletes, 13 runner-ups, and 4 state champions. He is nothing more than a sprint coach disguised as a jump coach who enjoys connecting dots. Coach Assise has also coached football (5 seasons) and cross country (6 seasons). He is an author for ITCCCA, Simplifaster, Track-Football Consortium, and Just Fly Sports.

Rob Assise coached the 2019 triple jump state champ, Quinton Stringfellow (49’4”). Stringfellow also placed 4th in the long jump, 23’3”. 

Follow Rob @HFJumps

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Tyler Rathke

Tyler Rathke is entering his 5th season as head track and field coach at William Chrisman HS in Independence, MO. He is in charge of strength and conditioning and biomechanics courses at William Chrisman. Prior to coming to Missouri. Rathke was the throws coach at Cloud County Community College and an intern at the University of North Texas working with athlete performance specifically with football skill players. 

In addition to being head track coach. Rathke also serves his feeder Middle School as head Boys Cross Country and Boys Basketball Coach. 

Rathke is FMS L1, RPR L1, and RPR L2 certified. He graduated from Hastings College (NE) with a degree in Exercise Science.  

William Chrisman Track and Field 2016-2019 (4 Seasons) 

4 Individual State Champions 

1 State Runner-Up 

1 Top 10 Team 

8 School Records 

3 All-State Performances 

9 All District Performances 

114 All Conference Performances Teams of 75 each year total!  

#1 Ranked Thrower in MO and Top 10 Nationally 2021 in both the shot put and discus!