Location
Located at Crested Butte Academy (elevation 8,880ft), a college preparatory boarding school set up for strong academics and athletics, Crested Butte
Academy is designed to help the gifted athlete reach his or her goals on the playing field. Crested Butte is located in the heart of the Rocky
Mountains with ridged 13,000ft peaks surrounding the town, with valleys that wind and twist throughout the rugged wilderness of one of the most beautiful country sides in the World. Crested Butte is truly a runner's paradise, over the last year and a half, the academy has produced a three-footlocker finalist, 4:07 1600m runner, and 7 high school All-Americans. Crested Butte is located within a mountain range South of Aspen Colorado. Crested Butte is where Mountain Biking was started which makes for great trail runs throughout Gunnison Valley.
Another exciting thing for our academy and camps is the merger with IMG Academies out of Bradenton Florida, which will allow us to become the most
innovative training center on the planet. IMG Academies have brought along the likes of Maria Sharapova, Andrea Agassi, Monica Seles and more.
Nike High Altitude Cross Country Camps will be run out of a new venue in the summer of 2007 because of the merger. Features
The 3rd annual Nike High Altitude Rocky Mountain Cross Country Camps have become the most innovative camps on the planet. In just its 2nd year, they have had 38 states and 5 footlocker finalists in attendance and many top college runners in the land training throughout the summers in Crested Butte and serving as counselors during the camps. The camps feature Jeff Arbogast, national high school Coach of the Year, one of the lead speakers for Gatorade and Co-Director of the camps; Andrea Stehman, producer of two NCAA Division 1 national team qualifiers; Dr. Eric A. Haynie, 2004 Medical Staff Kona Ironman and medical staff director of Team Elite USA Runners; and Dr. Roger Sherman, Assistant clinical professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Making an attendance this year will also be 2006 National Coach of the Year Bob Braman from Florida State University; National Coach for the US Junior and Senior XC team in 2005 and NCAA regional & ACC Coach of the year Annie Bennett from Wake Forest University; legendary coach Pat Tyson From University of Kentucky; Rita Arnt-Molis from Michigan State University, and many more.
Ages:
Attendance at the Nike High Altitude Rocky Mountain Cross Country Camps are ages 12 - 18, with some exceptions made for 11 year olds.
Counselors:
Nike High Altitude Cross Country Camps have had the cream of the crop when it comes to talent and mentors, from NCAA All- Americans, Olympic trial qualifiers, and prep All Americans from the academy to current National Collegiate Record holders. Camp Director Trent L. Sanderson:
- Director of the High Altitude Running Center at Crested Butte Academy.
- Former Division Head Coach and founder of Team Elite USA.
- Produced 2 Olympians, 3 High School National distance Champions, 6 national high school distance track records, 5 Footlocker National Finalists, 6 Division 1 National qualifiers, 14 prep All-Americans, and 3 female qualifiers for the World Cross Country Championships in 1999 and 2000 and twenty two State Champions. Trent Sanderson has done all of this in 10 years.
- Coach Trent Sanderson methods are changing American distance running, as we know it.
Assistant Director Jeff Arbogast: - Head Track Coach at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah.
- One of only two coaches in US history to win both girls and boys National XC championships and one of four US coaches to reach USATF level 111 endurance certification.
- Produced numerous Footlocker finalists, Junior Pan American Games competitors, and Junior World team members.
- His cross country teams have enjoyed three decades in the national rankings, with over 70 NCAA athletes represented on collegiate programs, a virtually unknown achievement.
- His coaching combines cutting edge distance training theory, team management, innovative applications of workout structure, and insights into
the physical and mental athlete. - Jeff is also one of the lead speakers for Gatorade.
For dates and more information about Nike High Altitude Rocky Mountain Cross Country Camps, visit Crested Butte Academy at: www.Crestedbutteacademy.com |
