2008 Skyhawks Coaching Staff
Pictures and Biographies
Head Coach - Terry Rife
I am a graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in
Physical Education and from Pacific University with a Masters in Teaching. I
teach PE and Health at Southridge High School. I am married to Bruce and we
have three children and a dog.
This is my fifth year
coaching at Southridge, my fourth year as a level 1 head coach. I choose to
coach here because of the athletes, my great coaching staff and this awesome
community. Each day there are challenges and for each challenge there are
amazing breakthrough performances. I feel very privileged to be a part of a
growing program with passionate coaches and committed student athletes. GO
HAWKS!
Head Coach - Bruce Rife
Head Sprint, Hurdle & Relay
Coach
Bruce is a level 1 USATF certified coach that has been coaching
track for 10 years. Bruce is the head coach for Beaverton Track Club and has
coached track athletes to the National level every year.
Bruce has a BS in physical education from Oregon State
University and works as a coordinator for Providence St. Vincent Health and
Fitness Center. He has developed his own program called Speed Works to help
train athletes in speed, agility, strength and power. He has coached and trained
athletes for 20+ years.
Assistant Coach -
Michael Christiansen
Distance Running Coach
Coach
Christiansen returns for his third track and field season at Southridge and
will be coaching our distance runners. As a Level 2 USATF certified coach,
Michael brings several years of experience to our team from coaching youth
distance runners for the Beaverton Track Club (BTC). In the fall, Michael is the
head coach for the BTC cross country running program.
Assistant Coach -
Rebecca Eisenberg
Pole Vault Coach
Rebecca has been teaching and coaching pole vault at Southridge for five years.
She has trained with Rick Bagget at Williamette Striders Track Club (WSTC) and
has attended the PEMCO conference in Seattle. Her family includes her fiance
Cooper and her two cats Tiny and Boo.
Assistant Coach -
Wes Powers
High Jump Coach
Assistant Coach -
Mark Trout
Throws Coach
Mark has been coaching high school sports for 22 years. This is his 17th year
coaching track, and his 9th year as the throws coach for Southridge High School.
Mark has a BS in Liberal Arts and a Masters in Special Education. He teaches
Special Education at Southridge. Mark is married to Lani, and they have two sons
- Tony and Marco.
Assistant Coach - Andrew Van Fleet
Long
Jump & Triple Jump Coach
Andrew Van Fleet coached the Southridge horizontal jumpers
for the past three years. This is his 6th year as a teacher and coach
for the Skyhawks and he loves both teaching and coaching with a passion.
Though his squad is young, he expects the returning varsity jumpers to compete
for top spots in metro and be in position to score points at state! When he
isn’t playing games with his 2 year old daughter, he can be found grading essays
on bus trips or building sand castles in the long jump pits.
Motto: Jump far and run fast, no wait, run fast then jump
far.
Looking ahead: