Alliance Running Racing Team
Alliance Running was formed in 2003 by current Tippecanoe High School Cross Country coach Byron Kimmel. It began as a running promotion site fueled by the Area Power Rankings. The rankings created an exciting competive atmosphere and site's popularity increased. Eventually a racing team was formed and the team began sporting the Alliance singlets at various races. In 2004, AR purchased a timer and clock and began timing a few local 5K races. The following year AR timed its first HS Cross Country meet. Things have taken off since then.
Below is several of our more active members' profiles.
| Byron Kimmel | Tipp City, OH |
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A graduate of Brookville High School, Byron helped lead the 1991 team to SWBL and District Titles. Kimmel began running regularly in 2000 and returned to competitive racing. He won the first Arnold Schwarzenegger Pump and Run in Columbus, OH in 2001. That summer he was featured with two others in the August edition of Runners World in the Human Race section. Kimmel began Alliance Running in the summer of 2003 and was inducted into the Dayton Athletic Association Running Hall of Fame in September of 2003. Byron is also the head cross country coach at Tipecanoe High School. His personal bests include 16:44 5K and 34:55 10K. |
| Jeff Rawlins | Tipp City, OH |
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Jeff is one of the area’s all-time best road racers (14:12 5K and 29:20 10K). He began running in high school after the Tipp City football coach told him he was too small for his team. Rawlins still holds the school record for the 2-Mile Run (9:24.6) and placed 4th at the state cross country meet his senior year. He continued his running career for Malone College where he was a three time All-American. He currently holds the Malone College record in the Marathon (2:17:39). Jeff has been a force in road racing since graduating from Malone 1981. Rawlins has put his 30 plus years of running experience to work. He has helped dozens of runners with their training and motivation and was inducted into the Dayton Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1994. Jeff was the 2009 USATF 10K champion for grand masters. |
| Jack Lintz | Englewood, OH |
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In the fall of 1967, one of the area's all-time great running careers began at Springfield North High School. After an outstanding high school career, Lintz moved on to Otterbin College where he qualified for the both the NCAA Cross Country Championships (62nd as a senior) and the NCAA Track Championships. While teaching and coaching Jack continued training and road racing in the Dayton area. He recorded PR's of 15:05 (5K) and 31:15 (10K) and over the past decade has established himself as one of the top master's runners in the state. His competitive longevity is nearly unmatched in the area. Jack has been elected to the Dayton Athletic Association Running Hall of Fame and the Ohio Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. At Northmont, Lintz built the T-Bolts' cross country program into one of the state's best. The T-Bolts have collected two state cross country titles (Boys 95&96), numerous conference and district titles, and his program has sent dozens of runners to the college level. |
| Mark Trick | Brookville, OH |
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Mark began running at age 26 to stay in shape. After a not-so-fast debut at the Vandalia 5 Miler, Trick began to get serious and was soon hooked. The Vandalia grad worked his way up to the front pack. Mark's best year occurred in 1986. He recorded PR's of 15:24 (5K) and 32:22 (10K). His 1988 top 10 finish at the Turkey Trot (26:01) remains one of his best performances. Two years later he recorded his marathon PR at Rocket City (2:49). Trick met his wife Kelli at a road race. The two formed one of the area's top husband-wife duos. Mark is still racing and remains is heavily involved in Alliance Running's timing crew. He is currently recovering from knee surgery. |
| Brent Coppock | Lewisburg, OH |
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Brent started running in 1994 with his wife for weight management and physical fitness. Coppock has steadily improved his times over the past 5 years setting a personal best 17:48 (5K) at the 2005 Lou Cox Memorial. Brent has continued to race and serve as a mentor for young runners. He has served as the Tri County North head cross country coach for last 6 years. His enthusiasm and compassion for the sport has added numbers and improved the quality of the Panther's CC team. Brent is also ran the Germantown 17K (Hills Gallore) in 1:18:23 (7:25 pace) with a his daughter in the baby jogger (that's nuts). |
| Levi Fox | Troy, OH |
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Levi Fox's decorated running career began at the annual Strawberry Festival. At the urging of his mother, Levi (an upcoming freshmen at Troy High School at the time) entered the race and ran around 49 minutes winning his age group. He decided to run cross country that fall and was soon hooked. He finished 4th in the state in cross country as a junior and runner-up as a senior. In track, he finished 2nd in the state in the 3200 as a junior and won the event as a senior. He also added a championship at the Mid East CC Meet (top seniors from the Midwest) and finished 10th at Footlocker Nationals earning All American honors. His personal bests include a school record 9:10 in the 3200 and a 14:56 5K and 30:06 10K. |
| Nick Culver | Tipp City, OH |
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Nick ran for Hall of Fame coach John Agnew at Carroll High School. However, he began to emerge as an elite runner while serving as a program assistant for cross country at Tippecanoe High School. Culver has been a part of three state qualifying boys teams and one state qualifying girls team. He has established himself as one of the area's top road racers. He's recorded personal bests of 16:07 (5K) and 34:18 (10K).
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| Dave Larson | Covington, OH |
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Dave started running in junior high because his dad was a runner and Covington had a great tradition of distance running. He ran cross country and track for Covington High School as well as for Bowling Green State University (3 years cross country two years track). Since college he's raced at local road races and ran four marathons. Dave has personal bests of 15:38 (5K) and 2:47 (Marathon). Dave served as Tippecanoe High School's cross country head coach from 2003-2006 leading the 2006 boys team to a 7th place finish at the state meet. He has since moved into administration serving as superintendent for the Covington School District.
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