david adams

Status: senior advisor, Not Attending Camp

David is a former All-American at the University of Nebraska who currently lives in Austin, TX with his wife, Bethany, and three boys: Eli (5), Owen (2) and Oliver (1). During his running career he was an All-Big 12 performer in track and cross country including a Big 12 championship and NCAA Second Team All-American in the indoor 5000m and school records in the 3000m (7:58) and 5000m (13:48O, 13:56). Post-collegiately he competed for Team Nebraska and achieved personal bests at 1 mile (3:58) and 3000m Steeplechase (8:27) and competed in the 2012 Olympic Trials in the steeple advancing to the finals, finishing 14th.

After competitive running David has focused on his career at Dell working in different engineering roles in the enterprise infrastructure solutions product group before his current role as a product manager. He spends his free time playing with his boys and working on house projects.

Ali Deitsch

Status: SENIOR ADVISOR, NOT ATTENDING CAMP

After playing soccer for 8 years,   Ali transitioned to competitive running in high school. She attended Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, Colorado.  In high school, she was fortunate to garner success in running and procured an athletic scholarship to Boise State University. While at BSU, Ali competed in cross country, 4x400m relay, 800m, and 1500m.  In December 2018, she graduated with a degree in psychology and will be continuing on to graduate school for occupational therapy.   

Tanner Fruit

Status: Attending Camp

Tanner spent his elementary school afternoons on the track with the Ogallala High School team where his dad coaches to this day.  As a senior, Tanner and his team won the Nebraska State Championship in XC.  Tanner received a scholarship to run Cross Country and Track & Field at the University of Nebraska–Kearney.  During his time as a collegiate runner, he competed against some of the best Division I and II runners and won the Drake & Kansas Relays. Throughout college, Tanner was a five time National Championship Qualifier while setting school records in the 3k, 5k, and 10k.  

Tanner moved to Colorado after completing his Master's to train at altitude and work as a Commercial Credit Analyst.  Tanner has continued to race, competing in the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials and achieving PR's of 64:30 in the half marathon and 2:19 in the full marathon. Tanner is currently Vice President of Mortgage Banking at Adams Bank & Trust.  

Tanner knows that all achievements are nothing apart from Christ.  He considers following Jesus his greatest achievement. Tanner lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Callie, and their German Shepherd, Mina.  

Ryan Hall

Status: Attending Camp

Ryan holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon (2:04:58 at the 2011 Boston marathon). Hall won the 2008 United States Olympic Marathon Trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing, also making the 2012 London Olympic team.

Having retired from the sport, he currently helps train his wife, marathoner Sara Hall, and other athletes in the Flagstaff, AZ running community. Shifting his training from running to lifting, Ryan currently holds personal bests of 310lbs (bench press), 405lbs (deadlift) and 360lbs (squat).

Jeff and Nicole Kuzma

Status: Jeff, Attending CAmp

Nicole, Attending Camp

Jeff and Nicole have been married 23 years and have four wonderful children ages 8-18. Jeff Kuzma was an All American in the 800m at the US Air Force Academy and went on to place 5th in the 2000 Olympic Trials in the 800m as part of the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program.  Jeff currently coaches track and Cross Country for County Christian High School in Ashburn, Virginia.  He is thankful for how the Lord has used running in his life and passionate about coaching athletes to apply these principles in all aspects of their lives.  Everywhere the Lord has taken Jeff in his running and military careers, He has provided ministry opportunities for Nicole as well.  Nicole has been a Young Life leader for high school students, an area director for Fellowship of Christianity Athletes in Colorado for middle and high school students, and most recently she is a board member for Endurance Leadership, a global outreach nonprofit organization. They currently live in Northern Virginia.

Carrie Lane

Status: Attending Camp

Carrie Lane is a former collegiate distance runner and became a successful NCAA Division I throws coach shortly into her professional career. 

Carrie was a USA National Team coach for three IAAF Track and Field World Championships teams and is also an instructor for the USTFCCCA Track and Field Academy, where she teaches other coaches about periodized training program design, weight training, biomechanics, and event-specific technique.

Sydney Moyer

Status: Having a baby! But we’re still talking her into coming

Sydney started running Cross Country in her 8th grade year at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. Sydney ran throughout high school, and continued her career at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL in 2012 and 2013. After two years at Wheaton, the Lord led Sydney to transfer to The University of Oklahoma where she ran her final two years as a member of OU’s Track and Field and Cross Country teams. She graduated from OU in 2016 with a degree in Journalism and Advertising. 

 After college, Sydney moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where she was the assistant Cross-Country coach at Pine Lake Preparatory school. Sydney also met her husband, Ethan, in Charlotte. They then moved to Asheville, North Carolina where Sydney was the assistant Cross Country and Track and Field coach at Asheville Christian Academy for two years. Under Coach Jason Ingle and Sydney’s leadership, the ACA men won a Cross-Country State title and the women were named Runners-Up. 

 Sydney now lives in Grapevine, Texas with her husband and their baby girl on the way. Sydney is the Head Women’s Cross Country and Assistant Women’s Track coach at her alma mater high school, Liberty Christian School, in Argyle Texas. Sydney loves coaching because she is able to have a close personal relationship with her athletes and train them to be the best runners, believers, and teammates they can be. She believes that Cross-Country running is one of the best examples of a Jesus-focused life, because Cross-Country running directly parallels the Christian walk.

She is so excited to meet you and experience camp together!

Ben Payne

Status: Attending Camp as much as possible

Running has impacted nearly every aspect of Ben’s life ever since getting cut from his high school’s baseball team as a sophomore, a true blessing in disguise!  He finished high school as a CO state XC championship runner-up, and then competed in Track & XC at the Air Force Academy where he was a conference champion and national championship qualifier.  

From 2014-16, he trained and competed on the USAF World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), placing 17th overall (2:18) at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles.  He holds a 2:15 marathon PR (NYC 2016), and a half-marathon PR of 63:15.  None of these things could have been accomplished without the Lord’s blessing of fast legs and incredible coaches!

Ben lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Erin, son Palmer (1), and baby #2 on the way (June 2019).

Andrew Tankersley

Status: Attending Camp

Andrew started running in 5th grade as a means to spend time with his older siblings who also ran. In high school, he continued to compete and developed a love for the sport because of the discipline, hard work, and friendships that he experienced. Andrew continued his running career in college at the US Air Force Academy where he competed in cross country helping the Air Force team finish 15th and 20th at the NCAA DI XC National Championships his junior and senior year. In track, he primarily focused on the 1 mile. He will graduate in May 2019 and commission as an Air Force Officer. He hopes to continue to foster and show the love of Christ as he moves forward from competitive running into the Air Force wherever God places him. 

Dave Templin

Status: Two Lecture Periods via zoom

Dave Templin, Ph.D. joins the Running Co-op with 30 years of teaching, coaching and work in sport psychology.  He has led team building and performance enhancement programs for NCAA athletes and coaches of universities at three different levels: Pacific Lutheran, Western Washington and the University of Kansas. Dave has also served as a member of the sport psychology group for USA Track and Field and a private consultant for several individuals seeking to improve performance or overcome setbacks in a variety of sports. Using this background in education and sport and human performance, Dr. Templin greatly enjoys helping athletes achieve their potential and regularly experience the joy of sport.

Matt Williams

Status: Attending Camp

After competing for the Air Force Academy in college, Matt went on to join the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, chasing the Olympic dream. Holding a half marathon PR of 63:58, Matt competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon.Currently a physical therapist in the Air force, he is still chasing the Olympic dream and loves sharing his passion for running and Christ with others.

Aaron Yoder

Status: Attending Camp

Yoder is in his ninth season with the Swedes track and field program. He is in his fourth season as head track and field coach and he is in his fifth season as the head cross country coach. A 2009 graduate of Fort Hays State University, Yoder majored in health and human performance with an emphasis in health promotions and wellness and a minor in business administration. 

While at Fort Hays, Yoder competed in cross country and track for the Tigers from 2004 to 2008. During this time, he earned All- Conference Cross Country Performer, All-Conference Indoor Track Performer (5k), four-time All-Conference Performer in Outdoor Track (Steeple, 5k, 10k), two-time MIAA Cross Country Runner of the Week, four-time Individual Champion of Collegiate Cross Country Races, and 3A State Mile Champion. Yoder was also a member of the two-time State Championship Track Team from Hillsboro High School and of the three-time State Runner-Up Cross Country Team from Hillsboro High School.