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Home Past Coaches FAQ Contact Register Home Past Coaches FAQ Contact Register aRmory camp is back! march 26, 2022Check back here for 2022 photos! Video highlights PAST Photos what is armory camp?Our semi-annual camp connects high school track & field athletes with professional athletes & coaches. A day-long session features some of the finest athletes and best coaching minds in the sport. The day is split into two sessions: morning and afternoon. Participants can sign up for one session, or both. This double-session option allows them to register for more than one speciality (i.e., hurdles and throws) and work with multiple coaches if desired. The event takes place at the historic Armory in New York City, home to the New Balance Track & Field Arena — a.k.a. “the fastest track in the world", just one floor above the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.spring 2022 coachesGrant HollowayHolloway is an Olympic silver medalist and World Championship gold medalist in the 110m Hurdles. He set a world record in the 60m Hurdles in 2021. While competing for the University of Florida, he earned 8 NCAA titles (between the former events, the 60m dash, and 4x100m relay) and was a Bowerman Award winner. Holloway is from Chesapeake, VA. Photo by Jeff Cohen Photo by Victah Sailer Mary CainCain is a native of Bronxville, New York, where she became one of the most decorated high school athletes in the history of track & field and the youngest female athlete to make a World Championships team. She is a Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile champion, U.S. Indoor 1500m champion, and World Junior 3000m champion. Cain recently founded Atalanta, a NYC-based nonprofit that provides youth mentoring services and employs female professional runners full-time.Marquis DendyDendy is a legend of the Long Jump! He has been named to 2 U.S. Olympic teams and is a 2x World Championship medalist in the event (gold in 2016, bronze in 2018). Originally from Wilmington, DE, he became the first student-athlete from the University of Florida to win The Bowerman Award (2015) and won 7 NCAA championships. Before college, Dendy set Delaware state records in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump. Photo by Phil Noble ERIC FAVORS North Rockland's Eric Favors is the indoor Irish national record holder in the Shot Put. He has a personal best of 19.93 meters (more than 65 feet). Eric was also an NCAA championships qualifier and SEC outdoor bronze medalist as a University of South Carolina Gamecock. Most recently, he competed at the 114th Millrose Games at The Armory. Photo by INPHO/Tommy Dickson Roderick Townsend-RobertsTownsend-Roberts is a world recorder holder and Paralympic gold medalist. As a Paralympic athlete at the Tokyo Games, he set the high jump world record (2.15m). There, he also took home a silver medal in the long jump and even competed in the 100m. He graduated from Boise State University. Photo by Getty Images / from Paralymic.org Tynita Butts-TownsendButts-Townsend represented Team USA in the High Jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2019, she earned a silver medal at the USATF Indoor Championships, a bronze medal at USATF Outdoor Championships, and eighth place at the IAAF World Championships. Originally from Hampton, VA, Butts-Townsend is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she was a 7x All-American. Photo by Kirby Lee / USA Today Sports Dominic ZanotAs a Track & Field coach in Westchester County since 2005, Zanot has led teams to multiple league, county, and sectional championships. In addition, he has helped to send athletes in the sprints, jumps and hurdles to the ACC, Ivy League and America East Conference, amongothers. Throughhisprofessional training organization, Athletics Westchester, Dominic has also coached athletes who qualified to wear the Team USA and Team Italy uniforms at international competitions including the World and Junior World championships. Photo by Frank Becerra, Jr. / Lohud.com TIM ST. LAWRENCESt. Lawrence is director of the acclaimed Hudson Valley Flying Circus and has coached 10 athletes to jump over 16 feet, including a former New York state record holder.He himself was also a New York state record holder who went on to jump for the University of Alabama. Photo by John Nepolitan BART SESSASessa coached the Syosset boys team to 10 consecutive Section 8 cross country championships from 1996-2006 and guided his 2005 team to an indoor national record in the 4x800. Photo by Armory Track Twitter (@ArmoryNYC) Dawn Bowles-BooneBowles-Boone is track & field head coach at Neptune High School in New Jersey and coach of 2016 and 2020 Olympian and American-record holder Ajee’ Wilson. Bowls-Boone finished 6th in the 1993 World Championships in the 100m. Photo by Dawn Bowles, courtesy of nj.milesplit.com Andy CapellanCapellan is the head track and field coach at New Rochelle High School. Since 1980, he has led his teams to claim 45 County Championships, 54 League titles and 38 Sectional Championships for Section One Class A/AA across the indoor and outdoor seasons. Under his tutelage has coached 6 State Hurdles Champions and 2 National Champions in the Hurdles. Photo by Frank Becerra Jr., The Journal News Jerome RobinsonRobinson is the Coach of Next Level Athletic Club. As a USA Track & Field LEVEL 3 and IAAF LEVEL 5 certified jumps coach, and USA Track & Field LEVEL 2 Sprints/Hurdles certified coach, Robinson has devoted his career to coaching numerous Olympians, collegiate National Champions and All-Americans, and notable high school athletes. A former elite long jumper, Robinson competed in the 1991 and 1992 US Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. Chris ScarellaAn alum of Iona Prep High School, Scarella is now Assistant Track & Field Coach (and Dean of Students) at Iona. He currently specializes in throws for the winter and spring track & field seasons. As a coach, Scarella brings a well balanced and technical approach, which has helped lead the team to the NY State Championship as well as numerous individual wins at the Loucks Games, New York Relays, and CHSAA Championship. George TaylorCoach Taylor has coached the local NYC youth track and field team NY Novas for decades. Taylor is a certified Level III USA Track & Field Coach and World Athletics Coach specializing in sprints, jumps and hurdles. He has coached numerous youth and high school athletes to national and international titles including Olympic Champion Dalilah Muhammad. Currently, Taylor is the head coach at Benjamin Cardozo High School in New York City. Lawrence Johnson“LoJo” is one of the most decorated pole vaulters in US history. He founded LoJo Vault Assault, dedicated to mentoring the next generation of vaulters at all ages and skill levels. He previously coached at the University of South Carolina, where he produced two SEC champions and five NCAA All-Americans. Miles LewisLewis is a sprinter who competes internationally for Puerto Rico, and he is a USATF-certified coach as well. He was a New York state champion in high school, before graduating from Suffolk County Community College, where he would later work as an assistant coach. On March 6th, he set the national record in the 60m dash with a time of 6.61 at The Armory, going on to compete at the World Indoor Championships. Photo by John Nepolitan Bob SorensonCoach Bob Sorensen comes from a long family line of pole vaulters and begins his eighth year at Flying Circus Pole Vault Academy. Coach Sorensen teaches pole vault technique and pole vault safety. He uses small progressive drills aimed at the athlete's ability level and emphasizes the approach, run, pole drop mechanics. and plant positions/angles. His positive coaching style promotes confidence and trust in his athletes' skills. Coach Sorensen is also an EMS medical certified leader and coaches his All-American son, Dane Sorensen (Cortland University) when he is home from university. He is co-director of Flying Circus home meets, including the Circus Summer Festival. Bob has been the local pole vault pole dealer for ESSX pole vault poles for the past 5 years. Back to Top Follow @armorynyc on Instagram & Twitter!ARMORYTRACK.COMPowered by Squarespace