We don't recruit athletes. We develop them.
And we get great results.
Falcon Track Club is for athletes in 6th grade through high school who attend schools in the Highlands Ranch High School feeder area.
College coaches value multi-sport athletes, and we do too! Whether you want to improve overall athletic performance or prepare for elite-level track and field competition, this program is for you.
We are not a one-size-fits-all program. We focus on individuals and individual goals with science-based development programs designed to increase strength, speed, and power.
Our small coach to athlete ratio allows plenty of time to focus on individual development and our coaches get results! Last year, we had over 400 personal records set by individuals in our program.
Our coaches combined have over 100 years of successful coaching experience with athletes in multiple sports at the age group, high school, and college level. Some of our program's successes include:
- 425 State Qualifiers, 47 State Champions, 86 Top 3 finishers, and 171 Top 9 finishers in Colorado high school track and field
- 44 Division I athletes and over 20 Division II and Division III athletes have come out of our programs
- Multiple All-American athletes including 6 Colorado Gatorade Players of the Year
- 4 U.S. National U17 place winners in track and field
- 2 U.S. National Team members
Meet Our Coaches
Lou Krauss - Head Coach -- Sprints and Jumps
A recognized expert in Jumps and Sprints, he has been a featured speaker at many coaching clinics including the Colorado High School Coaches Association Track Clinic. He has been certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and has developed a unique individualized strength training system that focuses on developing explosive power.
Coaching Achievements while at Highlands Ranch (1999-2023):
- Two-time Colorado 5A Coach of the Year
- Four-time Continental League Coach of the Year
- 2018 Honoree of The Douglas County School District & The Foundation for Douglas County Schools for his contribution to Girls' and Women’s Sports
- Inducted into the Regis University’s Athletic Hall of Fame for coaching
- Has developed 70 State qualifiers in the jumps including 7 State Champions, 4 Runner ups, 13 top 5 placers, and 15 top 9 placers.
- Has developed 68 State qualifiers in the sprints, including 2 State Champions, 4 Runner ups, 9 top 5 placers, and 26 top 9 placers.
Jeff Bliven -- Assistant Coach -- Middle Distance/Distance
Coach Bliven has been coaching cross country and track and field for 26 years. He has coached a national champion, multiple All-Americans, several state champions, state record holders, state and national qualifiers, and D1 & D2 recruited athletes.
Coach Bliven has achieved USATF Level 1 and 2 certifications. Still an avid runner, he has completed hundreds of road races, including 11 marathons and one ultra-marathon. A true fan of the sport, Coach Bliven has attended 5 Olympic Trials (4 for Track and Field, 1 for the marathon), one World Championship and the Olympic Games (London, 2012), as well as numerous NCAA National Cross Country and Track and Field Championship competitions. He has written dozens of articles for Colorado Milesplit, served as the Colorado representative for the national caliber Great Southwest Track and Field Classic (Albuquerque, NM), and as the high school liaison for the USATF National Cross Country Championships (Boulder, CO). He was even once the color commentator for the radio broadcast of the CHSAA State Cross Championships.
Coaching Achievements while at Smoky Hill (1994-2015) and at Highlands Ranch (2020-present) as both an assistant and head coach:
Kim Turnage -- Assistant Coach -- Hurdles
Coach Turnage strives to help every athlete grow, both as a competitor and as a person of character. As a coach at Highlands Ranch High School since 2012, she has developed state qualifiers and athletes on the team's Top 10 list in the 300 meter hurdles, 100 meter hurdles, and 110 high hurdles. Two of her hurdlers have gone on to compete at the D1 level in track and field and crew.
Assistant Coach -- Sprints
Coach Alex earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Northern Arizona University (2019). Prior to coaching at Highlands Ranch, he spent some time at a Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine clinic helping rehabilitate and direct patients, of varying ages, either back to sport and/or normal day-to-day function. Given his field of study and work experience, he seeks to actively and intensively continue applying his knowledge to maximize athlete performance, longevity and safety resulting in the next generation of elite talent.
As an athlete, Coach Alex competed in numerous sports, mainly basketball, football, and track and field. He has over 5 years of coaching experience with three of those being at Highlands Ranch High School. During that time, he has been successful in developing state qualifiers and athletes who have moved on to compete at the next level.
Coach Bliven has achieved USATF Level 1 and 2 certifications. Still an avid runner, he has completed hundreds of road races, including 11 marathons and one ultra-marathon. A true fan of the sport, Coach Bliven has attended 5 Olympic Trials (4 for Track and Field, 1 for the marathon), one World Championship and the Olympic Games (London, 2012), as well as numerous NCAA National Cross Country and Track and Field Championship competitions. He has written dozens of articles for Colorado Milesplit, served as the Colorado representative for the national caliber Great Southwest Track and Field Classic (Albuquerque, NM), and as the high school liaison for the USATF National Cross Country Championships (Boulder, CO). He was even once the color commentator for the radio broadcast of the CHSAA State Cross Championships.
Coaching Achievements while at Smoky Hill (1994-2015) and at Highlands Ranch (2020-present) as both an assistant and head coach:
- Led the girls track and field team to one 2nd place and two 3rd place finishes at the Colorado State Track and Field Championships
- Coached individual 11 state champions and one state record holder in track and field and assisted in coaching 7 individual state champions and 3 team state champions in cross country
- Won 3 Centennial League team titles in girls track and field
- Assisted in coaching a Foot Locker National Cross Country Champion, as well as 5 Footlocker All-Americans in cross country
- Assisted in coaching a 2nd place team in the inaugural Nike National Cross Country Championships (NXN)
Kim Turnage -- Assistant Coach -- Hurdles
As an athlete, Turnage was a nationally-ranked age group competitor in high jump, long jump, triple jump, hurdles, sprints, and heptathlon, a Texas 5A state champion in high jump and multi-year state medalist in both high jump and long jump, a high school All-American, and a scholarship athlete and multi-year letter winner and conference scorer at University of Nebraska (Go Big Red!). She is also the proud mom of three HRHS alumni, Connor (2014), Arin (2017), and Peyton (2019).
Alex Kane
As an athlete, Coach Alex competed in numerous sports, mainly basketball, football, and track and field. He has over 5 years of coaching experience with three of those being at Highlands Ranch High School. During that time, he has been successful in developing state qualifiers and athletes who have moved on to compete at the next level.
