Coaches

Cristy Snellgroves
 
  • Director PURE Athletics National Track Club
  • Professional Elite Track & Cross Country Coach PURE Athletics Elite
  • Head Track and Cross Country Coach Lake Sumter State College
  • Team Liaison & Track Manager at the National Training Center
  • IAAF Level V Elite Coach Endurance and Sprints & Hurdles
  • USATF Level III Endurance and  Sprints & Hurdles Coach
  • 2021 Women's Distance Coach NACAC U23 Championships
  • 2020 Head Manager World Junior Championships
  • 2019 Distance Coach The Match-Europe vs. USA
  • 2017 USA Women's Distance Coach Pan Am Junior Championships
  • USATF Certified Official
  • USTFCCA Sports Science for the Endurance Events
  • USTFCCA Injury Management for Track & Field
  • USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning
  • President & Founder Shine Symposiums - Education & Empowerment for Female Athletes
  • President US Women's Track Coaches Association
  • US Women's Commission Executive Board Member
Karen

Karen LaRosa

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  • Head Coach PURE Athletics NTC

  • Assistant Track & Cross Country Coach Lake Sumter State College

  • USATF Level 1 Coach

  • USATF Safesport Certified

  • USATF Principles of Endurance Training

  • AAU Certified Double-Goal Coach

  • Co-Founder Shine Symposiums-Education & Empowerment for Female Athletes

  • Drexel University Bachelor of Science

  • Penn State University Masters Candidate

  • President & Founder Bravehouse Designs

 

Nancy Meers

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  • Coach Pure Athletics NTC

  • Assistant Coach Lake Sumter State College

  • USATF Level 2 Coach Sprints & Hurdles

  • Experience in Strength Training & Injury Prevention, Race Analysis & Strategy, & Exercise Physiology

  • CPR Certified

Gabriella Briones
 

  • Coach Pure Athletics NTC

  • USATF Level 1 Coach

  • PURE Athletics Alumni

  • Valencia College A.S. in Pastry & Baking

Bibi Lowton

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  • Coach Pure Athletics NTC

  • USATF Level 1 Coach

  • National Training Center Event Volunteer

  • Program Specialist for Government & Labor Relations

  • A.A. Business College of Preceptor, Guyana, South America

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