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- Mark
Fedkin
is the
current NTF president and the lead
coordinator of the Club's track and
cross country programs. He is a USATF
Level 2 Certified Track and
Field Coach; he has been coaching at NTF
since the club inception in
2005 and
has
acquired versatile experience working with
youth athletes. He is also
the Head Coach for State College Middle
School track team.
- Mark is a
lifetime running advocate. At a younger
age he was part of nordic ski
and biathlon team in high school, ran
track (middle distance) in
college, and further trained actively for
various races, including
marathons and trail races. Mark is an
active member of Nittany
Valley Running Club in State College PA
and ran Boston Marathon four
times
as part of Centre Volunteers in Medicine
fundraising team.
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Professionally, Mark has a Doctorate
degree in
Geo-Environmental Engineering and
currently is an Associate Teaching
Professor in the College of Earth and
Mineral Sciences at
Penn State. He lives in State College, PA,
with his wife Katya and three children,
all of whom, avid runners, at
different times benefited
from training with NTF.
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Jayson Jackson
has coached with NTF since 2007 for both the
track and cross country
programs. He’s coached hundreds
of kids
to reach their full potential as athletes
through the program using a
philosophy of hard work, personal
responsibility,
accountability,
and a sense of fun,
with the hope
that these values will spill over to other
aspects of their lives.
Jayson
started running
competitively from an
early
age and eventually competed for Penn
State Cross Country
and Track teams,
becoming Captain of both
teams during his
senior year. Jayson has been an
Assistant Coach for State College High
School’s
Track and Cross Country teams,
and more
recently he
became the inaugural cross country and track
and field
coach of St.
Joseph’s Catholic
Academy
(SJCA). Jayson has built up
the SJCA teams from the ground floor,
and has seen
steady, incremental success
in
the program,
resulting in state qualifiers and
medalists during his tenure. Jayson is
the
main organizer of
the Boalsburg Turkey Trot race
which raises funds for the
St. Joe’s running programs.
Jayson has a baccalaureate
degree
in Mathematics from Penn State
and currently works for the Penn State
Alumni
Association as their
Associate Director of Online
Communications. He
lives just outside of State College, PA with
his wife,
four daughters,
and two dogs who are great running
partners.
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Andrew Maguire
started coaching with NTF
when his daughter joined the club in 2011. With
all three children now in the club, he
is a committed coach who looks forward to
each new season. He
has found a passion
with coaching young athletes. His
coaching
style is founded on 30 years of competitive
running experience and acquired knowledge
from staying involved in the
running community all his life.
Andrew is a member of the Nittany Valley
Running Club in State College,
co-directs local
road races, and has run several marathons
for charities (Team in
Training, Centre Volunteers in Medicine).
Andrew
has lived in State
College with his wife and three
children since 2005. He
works
from home
as a Project Manager in the Water &
Wastewater Industry and
stays active in
the community as a board member of Housing
Transitions, Inc. In
his free time Andrew
likes to eat donuts.
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Mary
Morningstar, A.K.A. Coach
Mom, started helping Nittany Cross Country
in 2017 and continued
coaching in the track
and field season in 2018. With five
kids who enjoy the
program, she knew it was one that she could
get behind.
After competing in middle and high
school, she continued in
college for a couple of years. She likes to
use her knowledge
to help youth recognize potential in
themselves and achieve
goals they never thought possible. She
teaches children a
good work ethic with a focus on
making sure
they enjoy the process of accomplishing
their goals. Nothing is more
fun than
the ride to get there!
Professionally, Mary has a degree in
Elementary Education and is
certified in Early Childhood
Education. She now lives in
State College with her husband and stays
home to raise her five wonderful kids. She
also has
two dogs, Maggie and Loki,
and two guinea pigs, Pig and Cow.
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Stuart
Selber started coaching with NTF
when his sons joined the
program in 2017. In a past athletic life, he
ran for the University of
Delaware, earning varsity letters in both
cross country and track
field. Stuart has years of experience
working with developing athletes,
especially in his long-time role as Faculty
Adviser for Penn State
Triathlon. Stuart is an 8x Ironman triathlon
finisher and has competed
at the USA Triathlon Age Group National
Championships. To give
something back, he has done athletic
fundraisers for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, Gilda’s Club, the Great Cycle
Challenge, No Kid Hungry, and
other charitable organizations.
He is a professor in the English department
at Penn State, where he
directs The Penn State Digital English
Studio.
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Matthew
Lindenberg has
been with NTF since 2013 and is certified as
a USATF Level 1 coach.
Matthew brings a
successful high-school career in
sprinting to the
NTF staff and enjoys working with the youth
within the program. He
loves
to watch the youth improve
throughout the summer, both in
their running as well as their
self-confidence.
Professionally, Matthew is a Computer
Administrator for the Mechanical
& Nuclear Engineering Department at Penn
State
University.
In his spare time he enjoys serving the
State College community by
sitting on the Board of Directors for
various
community groups
and volunteering with his local church.
Matthew lives in State Cllege with his wife
& son.
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Arties
Gilkes
is the NTF jumps coach. He coached jumps for
State College High School
varisty team from the 2013-14
school year until present. In
that
time State High Jumpers have won 26
individual State medals. Away from
the track
many of his jumpers have
excelled at academic and extracurricular
activities and grew into
balanced individuals. Most
recently, a state high jump alum
was
accepted into the very competitive global
health minor at PSU.
" I have been extremely lucky with getting
athletic kids who want to
excel. But, I do feel my training
methodology provides
that
little bit extra to reach the next level."
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