Team TARTAN®

Team Tartan is working for you to provide the very best track and field surface and facility. Our team of experts put unparalleled experience in track and field at your service. They have all demonstrated their knowledge and friendship of the sport.

Team Tartan functions as our Board of Directors, promotes Track & Field, and promotes the Tartan product. The Directors of Team Tartan represent an entire cross section of Track & Field and include Athletic Directors, Coaches, Athletes, Meet Directors and Master Track Installers.

Executive Director Ed Jacoby, Coach 40 years of coaching experience: High School, Jr. College, Division I College, Olympic. Meet management experience: 1994 Meet Director NCAA Outdoor Championships, 2000 Olympic Trials Site Selection Chair Past USATF Men's Development Chair 1993 USA Head Coach, World Championships; 1992 USA Olympic Coach Author of: Complete Book of Jumps Author of: Winning Jumps and Pole Vault

Directors

Edrick Floreal-Coach

• Director of Track and Field, Stanford University
• Coaches perpetual Team Contendors for PAC 10 and NCAA Championships
• Athlete at U. of Arkansas 5 individaul NCAA Triple Jump Championships
• Member of 4 NCAA Championships
• Canadian Olympic Team 1988-1992

Vince O'Boyle-Coach

• Head Coach University of California-Irvine
• 20 Big West Coach of the Year Awards
• 30 years Collegiate Coach

Dan Pfaff Coach and Administrative Director

• Director of USOC Training Center Chula Vista
• Master Coach Sprints, Hurdles, Field Events
• Coached many NCAA,World and Olympic Champions
• International Authority in Sports Sciences

Mark Farmer, Master Track Installer

• Decathlete, Div. I Coach
• 15 years experience in track construction

Rob Johnson, Coach

• Relays Expert
• 40 Years of coaching experience: Div. III and Olympics

Guy Kochel, Coach

• Produced two world record holders, three Olympic medalists, and two American record holders.
• Author, Practical Coaching Techniques for the Pole Vault.

Ralph Lindeman, Coach

• 30 Years of coaching experience: High School, Div. I College, Olympic
• Conference Coach of the Year: Indoor, Outdoor, and Cross Country

Ron Mann, Coach

• 25 Years of coaching experience: High School, Jr. College, Div. I College
• Produced NCAA Champions in: Cross Country, Indoor Mile, and Steeplechase

Dave Maggard, Athletic Director

• USA Olympian, Shot Put
• Track and Field Coach UC Berkeley
• Athletic Director: UC Berkeley, Miami, Houston
• USOC 1996 Managing Director Sports Facilities Atlanta Olympic Games

Dan O’Brien, Athlete

• Trained and competed on virtually every track and field surface
• Former World Record Holder, Decathlon
• Gold Medals: Olympic Games, Goodwill Games, World Championships

Fred Samara, Coach

• Olympic Medalist, World Record holder
• 30 Years of coaching experience: Div. I College, Olympic

Tom Tellez, Coach

• 40 Years of coaching experience: High School, Jr. College, Div. I College, Olympic
• NCAA Coach of the Year
• Former athletes include: Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell

Carl Wallin, Coach

• Field event expert
• 35 Years coaching experience: Div. I College, Olympic
• Former athletes include: Adam Nelson