Welcome to the
Asheville Lightning Junior
Olympics Team website. Junior Olympics (affectionately known as JOs) is the top youth Track & Field
and Cross Country program in America and is sponsored by USA Track &
Field, our national track and field organization. It is open to boys and
girls from ages 6 to 18, from beginners to advanced High School
level. The Asheville Lightning is one of the most respected and
well known Junior Olympics teams in the southeast. Over 2000 young athletes
from Western North Carolina have been members of the team since it was
first formed in 1991 and many of these have been State, Regional and
National Champions. The team has over 20 volunteer coaches, a dedicated
administrative staff and is supported by many youth-oriented
organizations.
In Junior Olympics all Olympic events are contested, including Javelin,
Pole Vault, Race-Walking and Heptathlon & Decathlon. Competition is only
against others in your own age group, in events that
you choose, and includes 3 meets
culminating in a National Championship Meet, the largest track meet in
the world. Over 6,500 athletes competed in last year's National Championship
meet.
The summer track and field season begins this year in April and ends in
early August.
Junior
Olympics is an excellent opportunity to develop in an event that you are
currently competing in or to try new events. If you are a beginner, the
Asheville Lightning coaching staff will help you to get started. For
more advanced High School and Middle School athletes, this is the place to
further develop your skills, and if you already a star, Junior Olympics is a
great opportunity to compete on a national level.
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Head Coach Bill Agrella:
(828) 299-4663, 242-0404
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Assistant Head Coach Lee Pantas:
(828) 779-1569
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Team Administrator Winikay Caffrey:
(828) 273-7499
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Team Treasurer & Team Administrator Myrna Hendrix:
(828) 777-1954, 687-9727
Email
Assistant Team Administrator Robbie
Lipe:
(828) 654-0037,
273-0223
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Assistant Team
Administrator Susan Mooney:
(828) 628-4438,
280-2895
Email
Jumps Coordinator Coach Thomas Brewer:
(828)
670-1553
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Throws Coordinator Coach Jerry Lindholme:
(828) 776-1242
Email
General Coordinator Coach Marijo
Simpson:
(828) 775-9704
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General Coordinator Coach Greg Pearce:
(828) 776-1069
Email
Team Trainer Coach Cecilia Meredith:
(954) 675-7167
Team Photographer: Susanne Loar
(828) 273-7603
Email
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