OUR TRACK, YOUR RESULTS

HEAD COACH

Cheryl Bowman is an NCCP Level 2 coach in sprints and hurdles, a trained Club Coach in Endurance, and trained in the Run, Jump, Throw wheel. Cheryl has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo and a Diploma in Nursing from Conestoga College.

Cheryl has been a club coach with KWTFA since 2005 and was elected to Head Coach in 2012.  Cheryl was a recipient of the City of Kitchener Volunteer of the Year Award in 2006 and the Rogers Kitchener Radio Good Samaritan Award in 2010.  In addition to coaching, Cheryl has served as a board member of the Ontario Minor Track and Field Association for the past 8 years and as the KWTFA Club Administrator for the past 14 years.

In her over 15 years of coaching, Cheryl has had several MTA Champions, athletes at OFSAA in both cross country and track, Legion Nationals, and Canadian Nationals. Cheryl also took a team of athletes to Scotland to compete at the International Children’s Games.  KWTFA athletes are actively involved in the local road race series where countless medals have been awarded to her athletes.

Cheryl is grateful for the coaching, mentoring, and encouragement provided by Brent McFarlane.

SPRINTS & JUMPS COACH

Chad has always had a passion for sports and athletics. Chad is a Level 1 NCCP Multi-Sport coach.  He is Club Coach trained in Sprints and Hurdles. Chad is also trained in Run, Jump, Throw wheel.

Excelling in both Football and Track, Chad received many awards and was his high school track & field MVP. Chad joined KWTFA half way through high school and really benefited from the coaching of Brent McFarlane and staff. As a former KW track athlete, Chad is dedicated to developing young athletes and helping build upon their goals.

Specializing in jumps and sprints, Chad has a great understanding that both events need each other to be successful.  Chad’s unique coaching style blends his passion for athletics while driving performance standards.

Brent McFarlane has coached more than thirty Canadian national teams, and he has coached on four Canadian Olympic teams, including serving as Canada’s Head Coach for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

McFarlane has been a volunteer coach in Waterloo County for more than 38 years with the K-W Track & Field Association. Athletes from his training groups have established: 22 Canadian Records, 38 Provincial Records, 40 National Champions, 185 Ontario Champions (includes 52 OFSSA High School Champions). 43 Waterloo County athletes have been on Canadian National Teams. In 2002 he received the first annual ‘Special Recognition Award’ from the Big Brothers of Kitchener–Waterloo for his contribution to local sport and athletes in the K-W community. He was honoured in 2004 for his volunteer service with the ‘Waterloo Award’ by the City of Waterloo. In 2006 he was named to the Waterloo County Hall of Fame as a community builder.

Unfortunately, we lost Brent on April 2, 2019. However, we continue to embody the same passion and pursuit of excellence he instilled in all of his former athletes and mentor coaches.