Three new inductees are now in the Bearpowered Hall Of Fame! Tom Mandel added his name to the list by hefting 250lb at a bodyweight of 125 lbs. Zach Lange doubled his 150 pound bodyweight by lifting a solid 300 lbs. Caroline Smith decided to show the boys how powerful females can be by hoisting 2... [More]

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Ken Jakalski has thought a great deal about the mechanics of speed throughout his thirty-seven years coaching career, but it wasn’t until two paralympians, then World Sprint Champion Tony Volpentest and future World Sprint Champion Marlon Shirley competed on his high school track in Lisle, Ill... [More]

Dr. Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University spoke at the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Annual Winter Clinic on Saturday, January 8th.  “I think it was really great for Illinois track coaches to hear from one of the world’s leading authoriti... [More]