SENIOR STAFF COACHES
GMRC camp leaders collectively have an amazing 162 years of coaching experience.
DIRECTORS
John Holland
Founder & Director of Green Mountain Running Camp. Former Cross Country/Track Coach, Yorktown, NY. Coached Yorktown High School to 2nd in the NY State Championships. Open Marathon PR 2:33, NYC. Masters Mile 4:36.
Roy Benson
Co-Founder/Co-Director of Green Mountain Running Camp. Former Head Cross Country /Track Coach, University of Florida. 47 years of years of experience, he has had 13 state championr (8 girls, 5 boys) Cross Country teams and 20 individual track and cross country champions in his 17 years as Country/Track Coach, Marist School in Atlanta, GA.
CO-DIRECTOR
Mike Cohen
Coach Cohen coaches Cross-Country as well as Indoor Track and Outdoor Track and Field at Simsbury HS in Simsbury, CT. He has coached 5 State Champion teams, 2 State Class Champions and twice was named Coach of the Year for Cross Country for the State of CT.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Mike Flynn
Coach Flynn is the Cross Country and Distance Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Coach for Griswold High School. Named Norwich Bulletin Eastern CT Coach of the Year in 2010 & 2011 and New London Day Eastern CT Coach of the Year in 2010 for X-C, he has coached 3 State Championship and 2 State Runner-Up teams, 139 Conference All-Stars, 6 Individual State Champions, 9 New England qualifiers and 3 All-New England Athletes, 14 All-State Athletes, 22 ECC Divisional/Conference Championship Teams, 50 Individual/Relay Teams to Individual Conference Championships and 2011 Individual X-C Conference Champions.
Some of Griswold’s outstanding individual athletes include 9 qualifiers for Indoor/Outdoor Nationals including Jason Cusack 11th place finish in the Mile in the US in 2008; Alyssa Brehler named Norwich Bulletin and New London Day Eastern CT Runner of the Year-2011; Mark Mackin named Norwich Bulletin Eastern CT Runner of the Year-2011; and a former Griswold student who holds the Virginia Tech Steeple chase school record.
Coach Flynn’s competitive running in high school and college includes two time Individual 1600M State Champion, member of 3 State X-C Championship Teams at Griswold, 4 runs at Junior Olympic National X-C Championships, and Div 2 X-C Nationals while attending Southern CT State University.
Coach Flynn’s competitive running in high school and college includes two time Individual 1600M State Champion, member of 3 State X-C Championship Teams at Griswold, 4 runs at Junior Olympic National X-C Championships, and Div 2 X-C Nationals while attending Southern CT State University.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Theresa “24/7” Apple
Coach Apple is the Girl’s Cross Country Coach for Pittsfield High School, MA. She is an avid athlete who has run marathons and several 200 mile relay races. Marathon PR 3:18. In addition to running she bicycles, canoes, and is a snowshoe racer – winning the 2011 National Snowshoe Racing Masters Gold Medal.
Coach Apple has been an RN for 25 yrs, currently working in OR as a robotics nurse, and also performs wellness and cardiac rehab nursing. Her coaching philosophy is closely tied with her profession as a nurse, instilling a love of a healthy, active lifestyle, and proper nutrition. At camp she coaches during the day, is one of the camp nurses (on-call 24/7), and brightens everyone’s days with her wonderful sense of humor.
Kelley Cullenberg
At Mt. Blue High School in Maine, Coach Cullenberg has had 5 state team and 10 individual championships. High School: Boy's XC Coach of the Year: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005; Girl's XC Coach of the Year: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005. College: NAIA Region 10 Women's XC Coach of the Year: 2002; Sunrise Conference Women's XC Coach of the Year: 2002.
Mark Olsen
Coach Olsen coaches at Thomaston High School in Connecticut. In XC, he has had 6 State Class Champion teams (4 boys, 2 girls) and 11 Berkshire League Champion teams. He has coached athletes to 68 BL all-star, 26 all-state and 6 all-New England performances. In Track & Field, he has coached 18 individual Class Champions and 2 CT State Open Champions.
ADMINISTRATION
Sandy Anderson
Sandy manages registrations, communications, and administration for the camp, Facebook page and is the webmaster for our web site. She has a long history of working in the sport management field.
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Staff Coaches
Staff Coaches from nationally acclaimed high school Cross Country and Track programs present topics at breakout sessions, lead running groups, and supervise in the dorms.
The 2011 Staff Coaches include:
Chris Barry, Irvington HS, NY
Mark Behan, Timberline HS, NH
Kathy Brown, Fairport HS, NY
Gerry Chester, Griswold HS, CT
Brian Collins, Glastonbury HS, CT
Lou DiLullo, Delaware Valley HS, PA
Charlie Ewers, Whitinville HS, MA
Tim Fulton, Somers HS, NY
Don Hennigar, Newburyport HS, MA
Sandy Hoddinott, Ridgefield HS, CT
Matt Horesta, Pingry School, NJ
Seth Karpinski, Hackley School, NY
Erin Lopez, Framingham HS, MA
Sam Losorelli, CB East HS, PA
Ludwig Lubaszka, Hunterdon Central HS, NJ
Jack Martin, Westfield HS, NJ
Mike Mosca, Hall HS, CT
Jessica O’Connor, Martha’s Vineyard HS, MA
Henry Phelan, Lincoln-Sudbury HS, MA
Rich Refi, Hillsborough HS, NJ
Kristen Ross, Poland Regional HS, ME
Kim Sheffield, Lebanon, NH
Paul Smith, Bolton HS, CT
Ryan Spinney, North Reading HS, NY
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"Bob does well in big races because he doesn't stand at the starting line and establish a pecking order. He doesn't look around and say: 'Oh, so-and-so is here...'
His great gift is his ability to focus completely on himself and his own race, and then let the place or the time take care of itself."
- Coach Vince Lananna on Bob Kempainen
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