Coaches

Hank Campbell

Head Coach
Hank Campbell has been coaching athletes of all abilities for over 14 years now. He has a B.S. in Exercise Science from Ole Miss (The University of Mississippi). His minor study was in nutrition and dietetics.

"I studied what I was passionate about in school. I wanted to be a better athlete and although I didn't know it at the time, learning the fundamentals of sports physiology and human movement led me directly to coaching and helping others as well as myself."

While at Ole Miss, Hank competed in Cross Country and Track & Field, earning letters all 4 years while there. Also while in school, Hank competed and trained in cycling, swimming and multisport events and founded the Ole Miss Triathlon Club. This led to the dream of becoming a professional triathlete once he graduated.

"At my very first triathlon, I knew this was something I could do for the rest of my life!"

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Brian Zipler

Associate Coach

Brian has been a competitive athlete for over 10 years and has experienced some of the best competition in athletics while at the University of South Florida. He has been coaching athletes of all ability levels for over 4 years now and has found a passion for helping others perform better. In 2010, Brian accomplished several monumentous goals as an athlete. He raced his first Marathon in the winter, followed it up with two 70.3 races in the spring and summer and a first time performance at the USA Triathlon National Championships.

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Gus Rodriguez

Associate Coach & Team EMT

Gus Rodriguez has competed in the sport of Triathlon since 2002 and completed his first Iron distance race in 2003. He has had a staggering improvement in performance over the last 9 years and has competed at the highest levels of the Age group ranks. In 2006 Gus was a member of Team USA at the ITU Long Course World Championships in Canberra, Austrailia. In 2007 He raced at the crown jewel of running, the Boston Marathon.

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Ron Philley

Associate Coach & Medical Director

Ron Philley has competed in Endurance events for over 19 years. He was an outstanding High school Cross Country and track athlete at Hoover High and continued his running career through college at the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he competed in events from 1,500 to 10,000 meters. After completing his collegiate eligibility, Ron became a competitive amateur triathlete. Coach Hank and Coach Ron have been training, racing and traveling together since High School and have always held a passion for endurance sports and the quest to “Achieve your Maximum Potential”.

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