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Rock set to host track & field summer camps in June

Story Links SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University track & field and cross country programs will host summer camps for each event group this June for boys and girls entering grades 8-12 in the fall.   The Rock will offer camps for the following groups of athletes: All camps are […]

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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University track & field and cross country programs will host summer camps for each event group this June for boys and girls entering grades 8-12 in the fall.
 
The Rock will offer camps for the following groups of athletes:

All camps are open to boys and girls ages 12-18 or athletes that will be between grades 8-12 in the fall.
 

Each camp will offer overnight accommodations on campus and a commuter option that does not include overnight accommodations. Camps will include a full campus tour, lectures about proper nutrition and training for track & field athletes, workouts and practices, group games and all meals.
 

The camps will be led by a highly decorated staff that includes the Slippery Rock track & field coaching staff and other college and high school coaches from throughout the region, as well as multiple current and former track & field student-athletes from SRU.
 

Details regarding each camp and registration links for each camp can be found below. For more information, please contact SRU head track & field coach Bill Jordan at william.jordan@sru.edu.

About Rock Track & Field: The Slippery Rock track & field program is one of the top NCAA Division II programs in the Atlantic Region and routinely ranks among the top three in the region for both the men’s and women’s teams. SRU won the 2024 PSAC women’s cross country title and the 2024-25 PSAC women’s indoor track & field and outdoor track & field titles while the men’s team ranked in the top five in the region as well. Prospective student-athletes are encouraged to fill out a recruiting form HERE.

SRU CROSS COUNTRY / DISTANCE RUNNING CAMP

Registration and Full Camp Info: LINK

Dates: June 22-25

For: Boys and Girls Ages 12-18 (rising grades 8-12)

Description: The camp will serve as an early preseason conditioning camp for individuals or teams. Training in camp will be designed to lay the foundation for a successful summer training block. Athletes will learn mechanics and drills, race planning and implementation, strength and conditioning and mental toughness to navigate training and racing.

Cost: $425 (overnight) / $400 (commuter)

Contact: Bobby Over (robert.over@sru.edu)

Instructors: Bobby Over (SRU XC/Distance coach), current and former SRU distance runners

SRU POLE VAULTERS CAMP

Registration and Full Camp Info: LINK

Dates: June 27-29

For: Boys and Girls Ages 12-18 (rising grades 8-12)

Description: One of the top pole vault camps in the area that has developed hundreds of collegiate pole vaulters and some of the top vaulters in the state over the last 30+ seasons. Campers will learn vaulting and training techniques from some of the best pole vault coaches in the region with Brady Rhoades and his staff from The Vault Shack leading the group along with Tim Tray of Vault Athletics.

Cost: $400 (overnight) / $375 (commuter)

Contact: Bill Jordan (william.jordan@sru.edu)

Instructors: Brady Rhoades (Westminster pole vault coach and owner of The Vault Shack), Tim Tray (owner of Vault Athletics), staff members from The Vault Shack, current and former SRU pole vaulters

SRU THROWERS WEEKEND CAMP

Registration and Full Camp Info: LINK

Dates: June 27-29

For: Boys and Girls Ages 12-18 (rising grades 8-12)

Description: High quality, in-depth coverage of the discus, shot put and javelin, as well as a brief introduction to the hammer. Campers will learn warm-up drills, throwing drills and technique progressions in all three events. Sessions will include weightlifting, plyometrics, medicine ball workouts and other drills directly related to throwing.

Cost: $400 (overnight) / $375 (commuter)

Contact: Bill Jordan (william.jordan@sru.edu)

Instructors: Michael Petro (Hood College head coach), Tony Carr (SRU alum), Jim Geist (SRU throws coach), Judy Geist (SRU throws coach), current and former SRU throwers

SRU JUMPERS WEEKEND CAMP

Registration and Full Camp Info: LINK

Dates: June 27-29

For: Boys and Girls Ages 12-18 (rising grades 8-12)

Description: High quality, in-depth coverage of the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Campers can choose a jump to specialize in or can gain a wide breadth of knowledge for all jumps. The camp will include seven instructional sessions and one video lecture session on jumping technique and other topics directly relate to jumping. Camp will include weightlifting, plyometrics and speed and power development.

Cost: $400 (overnight) / $375 (commuter)

Contact: Tabitha Bemis (tabitha.bemis@sru.edu)

Instructors: Tabitha Bemis (SRU assistant coach), Al Dines (40+ years experience as coach and official), Dan Rockage (former SRU coach/Hickory High School), current and former SRU jumpers)

 

SRU SPRINTERS & HURDLERS WEEKEND CAMP

Registration and Full Camp Info: LINK

Dates: June 27-29

For: Boys and Girls Ages 12-18 (rising grades 8-12)

Description: Three-day camp that covers advances sprinting and hurdling techniques. Athletes will work on warm-up drills, hurdle drills, starts, techniques for high and intermediate hurdles and will go through sessions on weightlifting, plyometrics, aquatic workouts and other topics directly related to sprinting and hurdling.

Cost: $400 (overnight) / $375 (commuter)

Contact: Bill Jordan (william.jordan@sru.edu)

Instructors: Nathan Shadeck (SRU sprints and hurdles coach), Tom Wise (SRU Hall of Famer), Vanere Maynard (SRU assistant sprints coach)

To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official athletic communication accounts on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter, @Rock_Athletics), Facebook (RockAthletics) and Instagram (RockAthletics).

 





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