President/Founder
My Story
Diane Dixon is a retired Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist in the 4 x 400 Meter Relay in Los Angeles and Seoul, Korea who has over twenty years in competition and coaching experience.
She has also made the United States National, World Championship, Pan American and Goodwill Games Teams.
Known to her contemporaries as the "Indoor Queen", she blazed a trail in track and field that led her into the history books as one of the greatest 400 Meter runners in the U.S.A.
Ms. Dixon is no stranger to challenges and achievement. Ranked nationally and internationally in the women's 400 meters, she has captured an unprecedented 11 indoor national titles in the 400 meters - more than any male or female in any event.
Ms. Dixon is a Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Coach by USATF Coaching Education in Sprints & Hurdles and has a Level 2 USATF Sports Science Certificate. She has a USATF Center for SafeSport Certificate.
Her other certifications include:
Defining Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Organizations from Rice University, Athlete Marketing Essentials: NIL Certification from Front Office Sports.
She served as a SafeSport Athlete Advisory Team Board Member and inducted into the New York City Metro/New Jersey Track and Field Hall of Fame.
About Us
Derrick Adkins
Program Director
Derrick is a 1995 World Champion and a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400 meter hurdles.
He has coached collegiately for Georgia Tech and Columbia University where his athletes have achieved All-America honors.
He has also coached and mentored Olympic Gold Medalists, Angelo Taylor and Dalilah Muhammad. He is a USATF Level I certified coach who also privately coaches youth and adults in Manhattan and Long Island.
Jerome Robinson
Program Director
ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer
NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
USA Track & Field Level III/IAAF Level V Certified Coach – Jumps
USA Track & Field Level II Certified Sprints/Hurdles/Relays Coach
Elite Track and Field Coach – USATF Registered
Eddie McElroy
Program Director
NJ USATF Level 1 Coaching Certification
Speed, Agility, Conditioning & Training
B.S. in Organizational Management
"The will to win is not important as the will to prepare to win"
Board of Directors
Sheila Echols-Gross, IT Program Director
Dior Dixon - Co-President
Patrick Alphonse, Basketball Tech Advisor/Consultant
Youth Board of Directors
Coming soon