Track Minnesota

Mel is the founder of Track Minnesota. He has coached youth track for over 15 years including 5 years as sprint coach at the high school level and has been the assistant football coach at Blake High School for five years. Mel’s collegiate career included four seasons of football and track at the University of Minnesota. His professional football career included seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers. Mel owns and operates Maximim Multi-Services Corp.

DR. TARA WATSON
Tara attended Seton Hall where she received many accolades as a student athlete. She was Big East Athlete of the Year, an honor roll student, Big East Champion and All American track athlete. Coach Tara has been on the track Minnesota staff for 6 years. Currently she owns and operates Watson Chiropractic Clinic.

DAWN JOHNSON
Dawn is a former high school and college All-American sprinter. She attended Purdue University where she was named Academic All Big Ten several times during her outstanding career. She has coached Track Minnesota athletes for 5 years.

JACK MAYERON
Jack began his track and field career running on championship St. Louis Park High School teams coached by the legendary Roy Griak. Jack was assistant coach at St. Cloud State College, head track and cross country coach at St. Cloud Tech High School and Mounds View High School. Currently Jack is General Manager at Barnett Chrysler and has been with Track Minnesota for 4 years.

SAMANTHA BAILEY
Coach Sam is a graduate of Minneapolis North High School where she excelled in both track and cross country. She was named All City, All State and All American. She continued her distance running success at the University of Minnesota and Golden Valley Lutheran College.

DR. BYRON HILL
Coach Byron was an outstanding track athlete at the University of Cincinnati where he specialized in the intermediate hurdles. He also served as assistant track coach at the University of Cincinnati. Currently Dr. Hill is an executive with Honeywell.

STEVEN DOWNEY
Coach Steven is beginning his first season with Track Minnesota, coaching the shot put, discus and javelin. An excellent high school and college thrower, Steven says he enjoyed competing and is looking forward to helping young throwers experience success in our sport.

DECARLOS LOVE
Coach Love was an All-American long jumper as well as an excellent sprinter. He is a 2007 graduate of Drake University with a major in computer science, where he also excelled in football. Decarlos is in his first year with Track Minnesota and will coach the horizontal jumpers.

ALESHA HILL
Coach Alesha ran hurdles and sprints at the University of Oklahoma and coached youth track in the Tulsa area. She will work with our young sprinters and hurdlers.