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If you are interested in general information [executive, coaches, contacts] for Victoria Track and Field Club, please continue with this page. 

If you are already a member, go to the CLUB NEWS page on this website for announcements, training news and up-to-date notices about the Club events and activities.

Interested in joining VTFC, go to the MEMBERSHIP page on this website.

If you are looking for results for club athletes, go to the MEET RESULTS page on this website.

ABOUT VICTORIA TRACK AND FIELD CLUB

Welcome to the website of the Victoria Track and Field Club. We are a non-profit competitive track and field club which has been in existence in Victoria for over 50 years. The club is involved in training athletes, coaches and officials in the Greater Victoria area.

The Victoria Track and Field Club is a registered society and we rely on our parents and volunteers to assist in the organization of club events and training.

Our club has several main training groups:

• Junior Development is general track and field training for athletes ages 9 to 14.
• Our Middle Distance Group [Advanced Training Group] is for athletes 14 and up who combine training in middle distance and cross country in the fall and winter with track and field training in the spring and summer.
• Pole Vault training goes on all year with indoor training at Oak Bay Secondary School in the fall and winter and outdoor training at Centennial Stadium at the University of Victoria in the spring and summer.
• Racewalk training for our walkers is mainly during the spring and summer competition season. Our advanced racewalk athletes also move to cross country training for winter conditioning.
• Cross Country training is in the wet season from early fall to late spring and is used for conditioning as well as cross country competitions for our athletes.

Our club is a member of the Vancouver Island Athletic Association [VIAA] which is an informal association of all the competitive track and field clubs located on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Powell River [Zone 6]. Members assist the other clubs in hosting and officiating at the two series hosted by the VIAA: the VIAA Track and Field Series ~ a series of 5 to 7 track meets held from April to June each year and the VIAA Cross Country Series ~ a series of 5 to 6 cross country races held in two parts, late fall and early spring.

CONTACT US

Victoria Track and Field Club
5183 Rutli Meadows Place
Victoria, BC
VVY 1X7

General Inquiries:  trackvictoria@shaw.ca or saraandjo@shaw.ca 

GERARD DUMAS

Pole Vault Coach

Gerard Dumas is our original and longest-serving VTFC coach as he has been with the Club since its start in October 1966. Gerard was born and educated in France before coming to Canada where he served as a sprint and hurdle coach with Vic High and the YMCA before becoming Head Coach of UVIC for 10 years.  Gerard has been a full-time pole vault coach since 1975 coaching a number of Canadian champions and age-class Canadian record holders. His athletes have participated in the Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games and the Francophone Games. Gerard originally competed for France at international meets before his move to Canada where he still competes as a masters athlete. Raul Estrada, one of Gerard's vaulters, qualified for the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 but did not attend as the Games were boycotted by many countries.

DANA AGAR-NEWMAN

Pole Vault Coach

Dana Agar-Newman is Strength and Conditioning coach with the Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence and Canadian Sport Center Pacific. He is currently working with athletes from a variety of sports including athletics, swimming, diving and rowing. Dana is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan (H.B.Sc.Sports and Exercise Science) where he competed for four years as track and field athlete for the Huskies, winning an individual medal and Canada West banner in 2007.

Dana is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). In addition, Dana is a certified NCCP track and field coach. Dana uses his free time training for Olympic weightlifting and coaching track and field.

Dana is a Victrack alumni who spent his high school years vaulting with the club. He has now returned to live in Victoria and is a co-coach of our pole vault group.

JONATHAN HENDERSON

Track Events and Cross Country Coach

Jonathan is a fully-certified NCCP Level 2 coach who is working on Level 3 courses at the present time. Jonathan works with the sprinters and middle distance runners in the Junior Development program and has now coached for 5 years with Victoria Track and Field Club.

GRAHAM HOWARD

Throws Coach 

Graham has been coaching with Victoria Track and Field Club for five years and has Level 1 NCCP certification. Graham coaches our Junior Development throwers and has coached high jump in the past.

In addition to coaching with the Club, Graham is our amazing photographer and is credited with the majority of the photos on this website.

RICHARD INGLIS

Jumps Coach

Richard is our flexible coach moving between jumps and sprints with both the Junior Development and Advanced programs. He has been coaching for about 5 years with the club. One day soon Richard will supply the webmaster with his coaching biography!

HENRY SALDYGA

Hurdles Coach

This is Henry's second year with the club. Henry works with our hurdlers and also does conditioning with athletes in other sports.

ARTURO HURETA

Racewalk Coach

After working with our club athletes for several years, Arturo has now joined the club as our Racewalk Coach. After an outstanding career in competitive racewalk, Arturo is now coaching the next group of young walkers.

CHE DAVISON

Throws Coach

Che is joining Victrack as a throws coach after serving for two years as a club director. In addition to coaching, Che is an active competitor in the Masters group.

RACHAEL INGLIS

Distance Coach

Rachael continues to compete for Victoria Track and Field Club in racewalk. She is now working with our middle distance athletes as she works on completing her Level 2 coaching credentials. 

ALLISYN HOWARD

Assistant Throws Coach

Allisyn is one of our club athletes who is turning to coaching along with her competitive career. Joining her father, Graham Howard, Allisyn will work with the Junior Development throwers this season. In addition, Allisyn who has just completed the first part of her coaching certification, will also continue to volunteer coach her school track and field team.