NorWesters is proud to have Coaches who care.
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Distance Coach
Mike brings a versatile background and a process-first philosophy. "Focus on the process, not the outcome." Inspired by his former coach Frank Reynolds, Mike focuses on building a team atmosphere where dedication, commitment, and fun go hand-in-hand. He believes that the lessons learned on the track are tools that athletes will carry with them for life.
Mike’s own athletic career was defined by versatility. He holds personal bests in the 400m (50.13) and 800m (1:55.70), while also excelling in field events with a 1.97m high jump PB and a love for the javelin. Because of this unique background—often running, jumping, and throwing in the same meet—Mike has a specialized understanding of how to balance training programs for multi-event athletes or those juggling other sports.
Some of his most fond memories include representing Team BC in the BC versus Alberta dual meet, and at the 2007 Western Canada Games (competing in High Jump, 800m, and Steeplechase)
Cross country highlights include racing in the Great American X-C Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the National Cross Country Championships in Toronto.When he isn’t coaching, Mike runs Timberknot Woodworking, a local business specializing in marine and residential woodworking. He loves exploring the outdoors, hiking, and foraging in Whistler and the North Shore mountains with his wife and their two daughters, ages 6 and 8.
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Sprints Coach
Errol was raised in Richmond, BC where he quickly excelled at both Soccer and Track & Field. He played for the U14 to U17 Provincial Teams as a defender and earned First Team All-star during the BC High School Provincial Championship where he and his team (the Richmond High Colts) won the gold. After High School, Errol received many letters of interest from colleges throughout the United States for both Track and Soccer, but ultimately accepted a full athletic Scholarship to the University of Idaho as a sprinter. Errol was team captain for 3 consecutive years where he and his team won two Conference Championships. In 2001, he was a bronze medalist in the 100m and 4x100m relay at the Canada Summer Games. During his eligibility at the University of Idaho, he was a member of the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic team in the 2-man Bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. While working on his Master’s degree at the U of I, he was the assistant Sprints coach for both the Men’s and Women’s track team and helped lead the Women’s team to win the 2003 Big West Conference Championship.
Errol holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Science and a Master of Science in Recreation & Sport Management from the University of Idaho.
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Shauna Bunbury is a sprint and track rascals coach with the NorWesters Track & Field Club,
bringing decades of competitive experience and a strong passion for athlete development. A
former standout sprinter, Shauna set the West Vancouver Secondary School record in the 100 m
at age 16 — a record that still stands today.
After returning to the sport as an adult athlete, Shauna has competed successfully in both open
and Masters categories, giving her a unique perspective on long-term athletic development,
performance longevity, and balanced training. Her coaching approach emphasizes strong
fundamentals, efficient technique, confidence, and a positive training environment.
Shauna is committed to helping athletes of all ages build speed, resilience, and a love for the
sport, while fostering teamwork and sportsmanship within the NorWesters community.
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Throws Coach and Head Coach of Junior Development Program
As a young athlete in Australia Dawn was a successful sprinter but did not continue running after high school as there were not opportunities to do so. It was not until she was challenged by a NorWester’s coach that she tried the throwing events when she was in her 50’s. In 2004 Dawn broke the BC And Canadian records for hammer for her age group and continued to hold records for the next ten years. Sometime during this period Dawn volunteered as a coach, first of all for throwers and later for JD events. At present she volunteers as the Coordinator of Coaching and Programs and is Head Coach for the Junior Development program for Grades 3-7. She loves coaching high school athletes in discus and hammer.
As well, Dawn has been active at the BC Athletics level, serving stints on the Board of Directors, the JD committee,and the Cross Country Committee. She has chaired the Junior Development Committee. Dawn is Meet Director for the NorWesters and North Shore High School meets . At present she is Secretary/ Treasurer for the North Vancouver Sports Council.
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Coaching Specialty TBD
Diana started track and field when she was 9 years old. She has recently graduated from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser Universiy where she was on the SFU varsity track team. Up until the age of 17, Diana had specialized in the heptathlon. After tearing her ACL and receiving surgery, Diana specialized in 100m hurdles and long jump with personal bests of 14.01 and 5.60m. In 2013, Diana won 1st place in Long Jump at the Canadian Legion Championships.
Diana has been assisting in coaching the Junior Development athlete program since 2014. She is at present assisting Elena with coaching her group of multievent high school and older athletes.
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Head Technical Coach
Multi-events and Jumps coach
Elena works hard to help all her athletes to achieve their best.
She started her Track & Field life when she was 11 years old. As a young athlete she was a sprinter and a hurdler but at 15 years old moved to the heptathlon, and became a professional athlete in the Ukraine. At age 18 she began long jumping and later triple jumping. She has jumped an outstanding 6.46 meters in the Long Jump, and an equally phenomenal 13.50 m in the triple. Competing at the international level she won many competitions and awards.
In 1990 she was one of the top 25 Triple Jumpers in the world.
Elena has a Coaching Diploma and a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from the Ukraine. In 2011, Elena graduated from the National Coaching Institute of British Columbia and received an Advanced Coaching Diploma in the theoretical and practical aspects of high performance coaching (Level 4). She also has the following coaching credentials:
NCCP level 3 distanceNCCP level 2 sprints/hurdlesNCCP level 2 throws
To her credit Elena has had many of her athletes achieve places on the BC Team to travel to Nationals and Canadian Teams to International competition. Some of her coaching achievements are listed below.
2017 - Sprint/hurdles coach (Canadian National Youth team), World Junior Championships, Poland
2017 - Jumps/combined events coach - Canada Summer Games, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Quinn Cameron - 2019 - Legion Canadian Midget Championships - 1st in decathlon (meet record)
Kristen Schultz - 2017 - 1st place Canadian Championships in triple jump
Quinn Cameron - 2017 - Legion Canadian Midget Championships - 1st in pentathlon
Kristen Schultz - 2015 - first in Triple Jump - Canadian Legion Championships
Diana Voloshin - 2013 - first in Long Jump- Canadian Legion Championships
Emma Rastad - 2013 - first in Long Jump - Canadian Legion Championships
2014 - first in Long Jump - Canadian Legion Championships
James Elson - 2013 - World Youth team - HJ
Kye Fedor - 2010 - second in Triple Jump - Canadian Legion Championships
Vladislav Moldovanov - 2010 -fourth in Triple Jump - Canadian Legion Championships
Elena is particularly proud of Emily Sheppard's first place Canadian Youth finish in 2004 and 2nd in 2005. Emily's Canadian Youth Record of 1.76m in high jump was achieved in 2003, and in 2005 she jumped 1.80 m. Emily participated in the IAAF World Youth Championships in 2003 in Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada and in 2005 in Marakech, Morocco.
Also in 2007 Tiffany Sprenkels won the Canadian Junior Championships in Triple Jump. Both Emily Sheppard and Tiffany Sprenkels got full scholarships to US University for their good performances I their events. Other members of her training team who have achieved very good results at the provincial and national level are Sviatoslav Moldavanov, Morgan Haines, Clay Brown, Pam and Meghan Ho, Kristin Heuer and Lindsey Koch.
Mission Statement
Coaches aim to assist each athlete develop his or her potential in the sport of track & field as they help each athelte achieve their performance based goals. In doing so they also strive to assist in the development of each athlete life skills for a quality life after competition.."
NorWesters Track and Field Club needs coaches from all disciplines to work with our experienced team. These are paid positions for coaches who have at least Sport Coach or Club Coach training under the new system, and is an opportunity for athletes who want to coach to have the payment of their training covered while coaching. We are looking for JD coaches as well as jumps, throws and distance coaches. Some positions are suitable for university students as they are for the summer only (April to July). Please email norwestersinfo@gmail.com for more information.
