Track adds two new members to staff

Bynog, Gee join team for spring season, bring experience in throws, sprints

 

 

Coach Steven Bynog helps senior thrower Leah Soukup perfect her discus throw. Bynog joined the throwing staff to replace McGuire. PHOTO BY JON ROSER

 

Steven Bynog

Assistant throws coach

 

How do you like being a part of Chantilly Track and Field?

“It makes me feel old, I just graduated high school last year. So being a coach kind of makes me feel all grown up.”

 

How have the students responded to having a new coach?

“Everybody has been really nice. Some people are really eager to learn and improve their throws, others haven’t been so eager.”

 

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the team?

“The strengths of the throws team is that they’re very coachable. Most of them like to learn, and get better. Some weaknesses are some people like to throw discusses at my head. I actually have a dent now, from Prateek hitting my head.”

 

What are future goals for the team?

“I would say that a goal for next year is rebuilding the team, since most of the members are graduating. Rebuilding’s going to be tough.”

 

 

Coach Raymond Gee demonstrates a baton pass during a relay race

to freshman sprinter Amiria Idris. Gee jointed the track coaching staff

recently this spring. PHOTO BY JON ROSER

 

Raymond Gee

Assistant sprints and jumps coach

 

What do you do on the team?

“I help out with Coach [Jason] Franks doing sprints drills and then I coach long jump, triple jump, and high jump.”

 

How has it been coaching at Chantilly?

“It’s fun coaching here at Chantilly. Unlike the other two schools that I’ve coached at, they actually like seeing me show up, considering how hard I can be. It’s kind of shocking, because usually I expect them to be like ‘Ugh, he’s here.’”

 

What new things have you brought to the team?

“For my coaching I’ve been doing mostly the same thing as Coach Franks. I switch up on strategies every now then. You’ve always got to switch up when it comes to coaching because you can’t always have the same aspect. Everybody has different ways of getting better and improving, and you have to adjust to that.”