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Location
Our camp is located on the
beautiful campus of Houghton College in the historic Genesee River
valley of western New York. The campus is just off Route 19, 65 miles
southeast of Buffalo and 70 miles south of Rochester. The Southern Tier
Expressway is just 15 miles to the south. (Directions
to campus.)
Facilities
Houghton College provides quality athletic
facilities, including a eight-lane Euro tan track, a large gymnasium for indoor sessions,
state-of-the-art athletic training area, fully equipped weight room, a
25-meter swimming pool, and ample meeting space.
Campers will be housed on campus, and food
will be provided by the college's outstanding food service personnel.
Objectives and Philosophy
Houghton College is a Christian
college committed to providing a quality educational experience within a
wholesome and safe environment. The camps provides technical training
for all levels of runners from beginners through advanced ages entering grades
4-12.
STAFF
Camp staff members have been
selected because of their own running abilities as
collegiate and international competitors. The staff is knowledgeable about the intricacies of running
and training. They have also been selected for their
people skills and desire to work with youth.
 Coach Bob Smalley (DIRECTOR)
Coach Smalley has been involved in
youth sports and organized camping for the past 30 years.
He has coached six varsity sports at the high school level, and
five varsity sports on the college level (cross country 20
years, track and field 12 years). While at Houghton
College, Coach Smalley’s cross country and track teams have won
numerous conference championships; one regional championship;
earned 13 NAIA All-American awards;
gleaned 32 Academic All-American individual awards and produced
eight All-Academic Teams.
Coach Smalley’s
athletes have been responsible for his being named Conference Coach of the year 20 times and gaining national
recognition as the NAIA Northeast Region Coach of the Year six
times.
 Coach Trini Rangel
Coach Rangel is in his sixth year
as an assistant coach with the Houghton College track and field
program. His responsibilities include recruiting, organizing
preseason training sessions, and in-season work with sprinters,
hurdlers, and jumpers. In his eight years at Houghton, Trini has been an
instructor in the Physical Education Department, intramural
sports director, and assistant coach for men's basketball. Prior
to Houghton, he served as an athletic director, teacher, and
coach at various levels in Colorado, Minnesota, and Washington
state.
 Coach Matt Dougherty
Coach Matt Dougherty has been
successfully involved in endurance sports
(running,biking,canoeing,snow shoeing,
and cross country skiing) since his early teens. He has been
a Junior Olympic All-American,a member of the U.S.A. Triathlon
Team and competitor in the 2003 World Championship in Spain,
currently holds two world records for snow shoeing, and has
produced five straight gold medals in the Empire State Games.
A graduate of Houghton College, Coach Dougherty returned in
2005 to serve as assistant distance coach for cross country and
track as well as assistant professor of recreation. His training
programs have produced impressive results as he has coached
athletes to six All-American awards and three conference
records.
Daily Schedule
Sunday July 13
6:30pm
Registration
7:00 - 8:30pm Mixers
8:30 - 10:00pm Camp Fire
Monday-Thursday, July 14-17
7:00am Morning Run
8:30
Breakfast
9:30
Info Session
11:00 Recreation
Noon
Lunch
1:00pm Rest Hour
2:00
Info Session
3:00
Swim
4:30
Workout
6:00
Supper
7:30
Large Group Session
9:00
Campfire
10:30
Lights Out!
Friday, July 18
7:00am Morning Run
8:30
Breakfast
9:00
Clean-Up
10:00 Wrap-Up
Session
11:00 Parents
Pick Up
CAMP RATES
Resident Campers: $295
Day Campers: $200
Early Registration Discounts
Register by 5/1/08
w/non-refundable $50 deposit
Resident Campers: $275
Day Campers: $ 180
Register by 6/1/08
w/non-refundable $50 deposit
Resident Campers: $ 285
Day Campers: $ 190
Team Discount: There is a
$25 per camper discount when three campers send in their
registration deposit's in the same envelope by May 1, 2008.
Resident Campers: $270
Day Campers: $ 155
For more information on any of the camps, call 585-567-9645.
E-mail:
robert.smalley@houghton.edu
E-mail:
trini.rangel@houghton.edu
E-mail:
matthew.dougherty@houghton.edu
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