Mark Junkermann Camp Director Bio

Coach Andy Gerard--Guest Speaker
George Mason University
Head Track and Cross Country Coach
Recognized as one of the most promising young coaches in the NCAA ranks, Gerard has mentored a laundry list of the nation's finest distance runners. Under his guidance, more than 20 athletes gained All-America honors in cross country and track and field during Gerard's tenure at William and Mary, and he coached another 26 All-Americans during his most recent stint at Stanford. Beyond the plethora of top athletes from his days at Stanford, the list of athletes Gerard has successfully produced includes Matt Lane, who finished his William and Mary career with 11 All-America honors, seven school records, and the fourth-fastest American collegiate 5000-meter time in history (13:25.38). Lane was the top American finisher (fourth) in the 5000 meters at the 2001 World University Games and was fourth at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 5000 meters. Lane was also honored as the 2001 USTCA Athlete of the Year, the highest honor a collegiate track and field athlete can achieve. Among other highlights from his time at William and Mary were two performances that provided the bookend for his career. In his first season at William and Mary, Anders Christiansen placed second at the 1997 NCAA Championships in the 800-meter run, finishing in 1:46.66, a remarkable improvement from his PR of 1:57.80 the season before Gerard's arrival. Subsequently, Christiansen twice traveled to Europe with the U.S. Middle Distance Development squad. Capping his time at William and Mary, Ed Moran and Sean Graham finished fifth and sixth in the 5000 meters at the 2003 NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Along with the numerous athletic successes on the track and cross country course, Gerard's teams have also excelled in the classroom. During his tenure at William and Mary, several cross country and track and field athletes were named to Academic All-America teams. In addition, during his seven-year tenure, nearly 20 athletes received Academic All-America distinction from the two sports governing bodies, the USTCA and USCCCA. The Tribe and Cardinal cross country squads earned Academic All-America team recognition in 1997 and every year from 1999 through 2005. The 2003 William & Mary track and field team was recognized as one of the top-five NCAA Division I academic teams. Gerard's teams have also excelled in the classroom at George Mason. The 2006 and 2008 men's cross country teams were both recognized by the USTFCCCA on its annual list of All-Academic Teams. Capping the success in the classroom have been numerous CAA Conference Scholar-Athlete selections, a handful of Phi Beta Kappa honorees and a pair of Rhodes Scholarship nominees.

A 1990 Cum Laude graduate of Colgate University with a degree in Biology and an emphasis on human physiology, Gerard was a four-year letterman with the Red Raider cross country and track and field squads. In 1992, Gerard was ranked in the top-50 in the United States in the steeplechase.

Patrick Burns AIS CPT--Guest Speaker
Patrick is the Founder of Motion Momentum, LLC, where proper flexibility and strength training keep people moving.  Through his Virginia Tech education and experience as a mechanical engineer, Patrick has developed the problem solving skills and attention to detail required to train people with diverse needs and backgrounds.  Patrick has completed in a variety of races including Ironman, XTERRA triathlons, Adventure Races, marathons and the 7 day Coastal Challenge running race in Costa Rica.

Theresa Stadler MD, FACSM--Guest Speaker
Dr. Stadler is Medical Director of Commonwealth Sports Medicine; and accomplished marathon runner; an Ironman finisher? and a proud mother of 3. 

During her Sports Medicine fellowship at University of Texas in Dallas, Dr. Stadler helped take care of may professional teams:  TX Rangers, Dallas Stars, and the Dallas Cowboys.  She has published dozens of peer reviewed articles and has lectured extensively in several countries.  She has provided medical care at many large athletic events like the Olympic Triathlon Trials, and the Ironman World Championship

Currently Dr. Stadler is the Sports Medicine provider for the Richmond Triathlon Club, RVA Runners, Richmond Pro Cycling, Nature's Path Cycling Team, Team in Training, and several local schools.

Dana Blackmer Ph.D, Sports Psychologist--Guest Speaker
Dr. Blackmer is an avid athlete and the founder and owner of The Extra Gear.  Dr. Blackmer provides mental skills training to athletes to enable them to improve concentration, increase mental toughness, maintain motivation, increase confidence which will help athletes achieve their goals. 

Jackie Kosakowski-Head Women's Counselor (returning from 09)

Kosakowski is currently the Men's and Women's Assistant Cross Country and Track Coach at Utica College, located in Upstate NY.  Utica recently finished their first ever track and field season as a new program at the school, and all of Kosakowski's runners achieved lifetime PR's in at least one event. 
Prior to UC, Kosakowski was the Head XC and T&F Coach at Hanover HS in Richmond.

Currently a member of the Syracuse Chargers Elite Development Team, Kosakowski has continued to race in VA and the Northeast, competing at the Penn Relays as well as several other track meets and road races.  Her PR's are 4:38 1500, 9:56 3k, 10:34 3k steeple, 16:39 5k, 17:42 5k XC, 21:00 6k XC, 36:35 10k. s

Kosakowski is a 2005 graduate of The College of William and Mary. She was an 8-time All Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference team member, a 4-time All- ECAC selection, winning the ECAC Steeplechase championship in 2005, and was on the 2004 All-Southeast Region team in cross country. She currently holds the #3 3000 meter steeplechase time and the #10 5,000 meter time in William and Mary history. She also selected to be on the CAA's 25th Anniversary Cross Country team which honors the top 25 runners in CAA history. 

Jay Wyss--Counselor
Jay recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.A. in History and Political Science.  During his time at VCU, he won multiple all-CAA awards and ran 8:11 (3K), 14:24 (5K) and 30:13 (10K).  In addition to being an athlete, Jay excelled in the classroom earning cum laude honors upon graduation while also making the Dean's List eight times and serving as a tutor for VCU Athletics.  Looking forward to the future, Jay aspires to attend law school.

Guy Alton-- Counselor
 Guy attends Virginia Commonwealth University where he ran track for two years. During those two years he earned all CAA honors in both the 1500 and 800 meter races, running times of 1:53 for (800 meters), 3:49 for (1500 meters) and 14:56 for (5k). While finishing his degree in exercise science in hopes of working with professional athletes, his post-collegiate running has been better than ever. This past winter he ran an indoor mile pr of 4:10 and placed high in numerous road races. In addition to running and attending college, Guy works in VCU’s Human Health Performance lab conducting graded exercise tests such as max testing and lactic threshold. Guy was also the head cross country coach at New Kent high school for two years, and currently works part-time at road runner running store.

Daniel Cutright Co-Head Counselor (returning from 09)
Daniel is currently a rising Junior at Lynchburg College.  His race emphasis falls in the longer events including the Steeplechase and 5k.  This past fall Daniel posted a personal best of 26:54 in the 8k and has indoor bests of 15:59 in the 5k.  After college he plans to continue his education in pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Ricky Flynn Counselor
I grew up in Damascus, MD.  I went to Damascus Highschool and did cross country and track all four years.  I was the 2003 MD 4A Cross Country State Champion.  My highschool PR's include 15:42 5k XC, 9:35 3200, and 4:22 1600.  Upon graduation from high school, I decided to attend Lynchburg College.

Lawrence Minor Co-Head Counselor (returning from 09)
(more info pending)

Theresa Green Boston Marathon Qualifier
(more info pending)

Aubrey Hornsby-  Counselor (returning from 09)
 I will be attending Longwood University in the fall to become a Special Education teacher. I am hoping to continue running and mostly switch to coaching due to a foot injury. I would love to be an assistant coach while in college and maybe become a head coach soon after. My PR's are 20:07 5K (xc) 3200- 12:22 1600- 5:42. This will be my third year at STAR camp and I am very excited to return!

 Booth Hornsby Counselor VMI  Counselor (returning from 08,09)
Hornsby will be entering his second year at VMI.  After a solid running career at Deep Run High School competing at the State Championship level, he ran cross country for VMI and then red shirted the track season.  Hornsby will be a solid contributer to both the cross country and track teams 2010-2011.