SPRINTS

2020 Sprint Team and coaches

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Steve Low - Sprint Coach - Coach Low joins the coaching staff after previously spending three years as the assistant cross country and mid-distance coach at West Ranch High School. While at West Ranch, he helped lead the Wildcats to three league championships, three California State Championship appearances and one NXN appearance in Cross Country. In Track he coached athletes to the CIF championships and California State meet. Coach Low ran Cross Country and the 880, mile and mile relay in Track during High School. He ran the 800 and 1500 at College at College of the Canyons and California State University at Sacramento. He started coaching high school Cross Country and Track in the early 80’s. His coaching career was on hold as he did a short stint (30 years) in the Sheriff’s Department. During that time he continued coaching on and off until retiring. Coach Low has been married for 35 years and has three children, all Canyon Alumni. Tracey, ’06 (Cheerleader), Ryan ’08 (Baseball) and Chris ’10 (Baseball, XC and Track). Both Tracey and Ryan are now teachers. Chris is a Sheriff’s Deputy. Most of the Canyon Track family are familiar with Alumnus Chris Low, as he had a running career at Canyon High School, College of the Canyons, and Long Beach State. He also ran the 800m (PR- 1:46) professionally for 3 years making the Team USA U23 team and qualifying for the 2016 US Olympic Trails in the 800m. Coach Low enjoys babysitting his grandchildren, traveling, golf and coaching.

Jim Gallivan- will be joining Coach Low in coaching our sprinters and middle distance runners. Jim has been married for over 20 years to his wife Liz and they have 2 daughters, Myriah 19 (who played varsity golf at Canyon in 2014 thru 2018) and Kayla 15 (who is sophomore at Canyon and is enjoying choir and Coach Jackson's math class this year.) He ran track and cross country at Mater Dei High School and continued to run track in college at Arizona State, Santa Ana JC, and California State Los Angeles.

Dwain Whalen, joins our staff this year. He has coached football and softball at Canyon for many years.

Alysia Johnson class of 2004

The Sprints (100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4x100 and 4x200, 4x400, & medley Relays)

100 Meters Wikipedia
Current World Record 9.58 Usain Bolt of Jamaica
Women's World Record: 10.49 Florence Griffith Joyner aka Flo Jo, a UCLA Bruin

200 Meters Wikipedia
Men's World Record: 19.19 Usain Bolt of Jamaica
Women's World Record: 21.34 Florence Griffith Joyner aka Flo Jo, a UCLA Bruin
Alyson Felix (a Santa Clarita Native) has Personal bests of: 100 10.89, 200 21.69 and 400 49.59 s

400 Meters Wikipedia
School Record Holder Alysia Johnson Montano
Alysia has Personal Bests of: 400 52.09, 600 1:23.59 (American Rrecord), and 800 1:57.34.
She is a US Olympian.
Men's World Record 43.18 by American, Michael Johnson in 1999.
Women's World Record 47.60 by East German, Marita Koch in 1985.Girls All Time Top Ten Lists