Head Coaches:

Katie Brookshire

Katie is a fourth year head coach, sprints coach at IHS. She was an assistant coach for XC last season as well. She ran at Willamette University (NCAA) and is currently writing her dissertation about the positive impact of athletics on academics.

Mike Cobb

This is Mike’s third year as the co-head coach, distance specialist. A decorated high school athlete out of Sequim, WA, he competed for North Central College and was a part of 5 NCAA Division III Cross Country and Track and Field team titles. Post-collegiately, he competed for Central Park Track Club – New Balance while receiving his masters in exercise physiology from Columbia University. Outside of coaching, he is a physical education teacher at IHS.  He spends his free time with his wife Anne, his son Scotty, and his pup Willow.

Tae Sung Park

Tae joins us as the ISD pole vault coach, where he is responsible for coaching pole vaulters from Issaquah High, Skyline and Liberty. Tae was the Pennsylvania 3A Pole Vault Champion in 1990,  and competed at Maryland and UW with a competition PR of 16′ 9″. He is jumping with excitement to setup a high-flying pole vault program at ISD and train future pole vault flyers!

Assistant Coaches:

Ashley Maton

Coach Ashley ran at University of Oregon 2012-2016 winning team titles in XC, Indoor, and outdoor track. She still enjoys running and competing post collegiately in various xc, road, and track events. Ashley is currently an Elementary school teacher in Issaquah school district and excited to start assistant coaching at the high school level. 

Alex Barry

Alex returns to the IHS track program and will continue working with the javelin and triple jump athletes.  He is a pediatric physical therapist in the Seattle area. Alex has an extremely impressive athletic background, having been a two-time state champion in track for Sequim High School before going to Western Washington University and earning All-American honors in the javelin. Alex’s passions outside of coaching lie in traveling and basketball.

Kennan Schrag

Coach Kennan returns to Issaquah HS after graduating in 2016. He is the current 3200m and 4x800m school record holder. After HS success, he ran XC and Track for Washington State University. Previous coaching experience at Pullman HS and Issaquah Gliders. Kennan graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in kinesiology.

Charlie Smith

This is Charlie’s third season with IHS as our hurdles and high jump coach. After competing for and coaching at Central Washington University, Charlie found his way back to coaching and we could not be more excited to have his expertise. Charlie has seen multiple athletes under his tutelage have Kingco, district, and state level success.

Robert Polk

Coach Polk returns this year as a member of our sprint staff. Polk works as a para-educator at IHS, while also coaching women’s basketball coach and being an assistant football coach. Robert was a multi-sport student-athlete at Navarro College. We are so excited to have him join us for the spring season!

Jennifer Naehr

This is Jennifer’s third year with the IHS track and field team. She previously coached track and field at IMS. She is a practicing physical therapist. A lifelong runner and loving mother and wife, we are honored to have Jennifer as our resident expert on injury prevention!

 

Liza Rickey

After her fourth season as Issy XC head coach, Liza is back as a distance coach for track.  She had an impressive running career, including being a part of a State Championship team at Eisenhower HS, running for UW XC and track, and racing at an NCAA XC Championship.  She also coached at Blanchet, IHS, and Speed Unlimited.  Liza was an Issaquah Elementary Teacher for 15 years, and is now a Principal in Renton School District.

Britt Meyer

Britt is excited to return as an Issaquah High School assistant coach. She picked up running as a hobby in college and hasn’t stopped. She has competed in several half and full marathons as well as a recent 50K race. She works as a registered dietitian at Northwest Kidney Centers and a fitness coach at Seattle Strength and Performance. She is an advocate for adequate fueling and enjoying regular meals and snacks. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband, Turner, and their golden retriever, Sawyer. 

Turner Wiley

Coach Turner works with the distance crew. He ran at Issaquah HS, helped the boy’s team place 3rd in 2009. He then went to SPU, broke the indoor 5k and outdoor 10k school records. Turner currently competes for Club Northwest, competed in the 2020 US Olympic Trials for the marathon, and his PR of 2:11:59 ranks him in the top 100 US marathoners all time. Outside of running, he graduated with a degree in Human Nutrition and now work at Seattle Children’s Hospital.  He is married to Coach Britt.

Paul Rickey

Paul comes to us with a vast knowledge of distance running and track and field. He ran at West Valley HS, WA, and went on to run at University of WA (1997-2000) and Grad Asst. (2000-2001). Other coaching experience includes White Pass XC Camp, IHS, Speed Unlimited. Paul currently works at Seattle public biotech company Alpine Immune Sciences and is also married to Liza

 

Updated 2/5/2024