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Join Us Coach Ali Bahr
Ali Bahr is Coach Mike DeWitt's first born child. This has allowed her the unique experience of an education in training, competing, and coaching from three different perspectives. As a kid, Ali would tag along to practices and meets with Coach DeWitt, and see her dad in action. She was able to watch him transform decent high school athletes into collegiate stand-outs. Many would go on to International success. Ali grew up around the UW~Parkside runners and race walkers. They worked very hard, but had a lot of fun, and she couldn't wait to be a member of the team herself. As a student~athlete at UW~Parkside, Ali had the privilege of running on the Cross Country team, and Race Walking on the Track team, all under the guidance of Coach DeWitt. She followed his workouts and saw success at the collegiate and national levels. And, yes, she had a lot of fun, too! Upon graduation, Ali stuck around Parkside to become a volunteer assistant for Coach DeWitt. She was able to continue training, and became a member of the Parkside Athletic Club. Helping Coach DeWitt enabled her to learn more about coaching. Stepping up the level of training also helped Ali achieve greater successes at even higher levels of competition. Some of Ali Bahr's greatest accomplishments in Race Walking include competing at National level meets and races, representing the United States as a member of the US Junior Track & Field team, earning two NAIA All American Awards, and competing in the 2000 and 2004 US Track & Field Olympic Trials. Outside of UWP/PAC, Ali has assisted other XC and T&F programs, ranging from middle school through Division III college. During her four years at The Prairie School, in Racine, WI, Ali helped get runners to the State Meet every year. Ali has instructed groups of varying ranges of ability, from 'Walking for Fun & Fitness' and 'Fitness & Figure Improvement.' She has coached runners to personal records in races between 5K to half marathons. Ali enjoys running, race walking, and sharing her sports with others...from the rookie who hates running, but wants to be in better shape, to the hard core competitors who want to break records. She also tries to always keep it fun! Other
things that keep Ali quite entertained include raising 3 kids with her
husband, Dewey; substitute teaching; being involved in Church & the
kids' school; paper crafting; baking; camping; refinishing antique furniture;
and a plethora of other hobbies.
Coach Matt DeWitt (info to come)
Coach Mike DeWitt (relocated overseer)
Not only does Coach work with the Master Athletes of the PAC, but he has been the Race walking Coach and Women's Track and Cross Country Coach at UW Parkside since 1981. He was also the first racewalker at UWP, competing in his first race in 1970 and earning All American in 1972. In '72, he also competed in the Olympic Trials at 20km. Coach also competed in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Trials, placing in the Top 10 three times, competing at the 50km distance. He cites his greatest race as the World Cup in 1989, in Spain, where he walked his personal best of 4:22:23 placing 54th out of 133 starters in the event. At UW-Parkside, Coach has been able to guide 5 walkers to the Olympic Games, including Jim Heiring (3 times), Michelle Rohl (3 times), Deb Lawerence (3 times), Andy Kaestner and Tim Seaman, once each. He has coached over 50 college All American Race Walkers, and more than 25 of his walkers have earned qualifying times for the Olympic Trials. 6 different UWP walkers have set USA Records at the Senior or Junior level.
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