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COACH SHAWN HANRAHAN |
COACH BRIAN BEDARD |
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Shawn has been
coaching athletes throughout the valley for over six years. He has a
Bachelors degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in
Environmental Engineering. His collegiate career began as a football
walk-on at the University of Arizona at which point he met Coach Mike
Maynard (throws coach) who introduced him to the hammer throw. He
learned the olympic lifts from Meg Ritchie who was the strength coach at
University of Arizona at the time. After transferring to RPI, Shawn
continued his athletic career and was a two-time All-American in the
hammer throw and a New York State Collegiate Champion. Along with many
track accolades, Shawn was a First Team All-League linebacker and led
the RPI team with over 100 tackles his senior season. Contact Coach
Shawn:
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Coach Brian Bedard is entering his third year as the Rams' head coach, and his 20th season as a track coach for Colorado State University. During his coaching tenure, Colorado State track and field athletes have won many great honors, including the history-making women's victory at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships, the first-ever outdoor title in school history. Coach Bedard has been on the Rams' coaching staff since the fall of 1988 when he began his career as the throwing events coach. He was honored as the Mountain Region and NCAA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005. He has coached two Olympians, two national champions, 32 All-America performances, and 49 conference champions. All of Colorado State's school records in the throwing events have been set during Bedard's tenure. In 2005, Bedard was inducted into the Colorado State University Hall of Honor for his accomplishments as a coach. Bedard is married to the former Jill Johnson, a volleyball standout for Colorado State from 1987-90. They have two daughters, Kelcey and Baylee. Contact Coach
Bedard:
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