U.S. Olympic Training Center
Coach Vigil recently guided Deena Kastor to the Bronze Medal in the Marathon and Meb Keflezighi to the Silver Medal in the Marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Coach Vigil is a member of seven Track and Field Halls of Fame, and is the only American to have ever been inducted into the Lasse Viren Foundation. He is the only American Coach invited to speak in five continents. He is considered by many as one of the western hemisphere’s best clinicians of physiology and track and field.
Coach Vigil’s areas of expertise include middle and distance training, altitude physiology, the scientific principles of training, and training methodology.
17-time International Coach, which includes involvement in major world competitions such as:
Ø The Olympic Games
Ø The World Championships
Ø The World University Games
Ø The Pan American Games
Ø The World Cross Country Championships
Coach Vigil has been honored as a 14-time National Coach of the Year in both Track and Field, and Cross Country.
As one of the greatest coaches in Collegiate Athletics history, Coach Vigil’s teams have produced:
Ø One Olympic Silver Medalist, and One Olympic Bronze Medalist
Ø 20 National Championship Teams at Adams State University
o 15 Cross Country
o 2 Track and Field
o 3 Junior TAC Cross Country Championships
Ø 425 All Americans at Adams State University
Ø 89 Individual National Champions
Ø 12 Team National Records
Ø 12 Individual National Records
As an Elite Coach, Coach Vigil has 5 athletes who have qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games, they include:
Ø Abdi Abdirahman, 10,000m
Ø Alva Dryer, 10,000m
Ø Deena Kastor (Drossin), 10,000m/marathon *2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
Ø Meb Keflezighi, 10,000m/marathon *2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
Ø Jen Rhines, marathon
*Two 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials Records
Ø Deena Kastor (Drossin) – 10,000m (31:09.65) *2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist
Ø Meb Keflezighi – 10,000m (27:36.49) *2004 Olympic Silver Medalist