Joseph (Codgie) Codrington – Head Youth Coach

Joseph is a former athlete who had a successful career competing in the 800m for his native country of Barbados. Upon completion Codgie was recruited to run for Eastern Michigan University. At EMU he became an All American and graduated with a BA in International Trade. Joseph served as manager of the Barbados Amateur Athletic Association’s National team at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Currently Codgie serves as President and CEO of Codrington Enterprises, a sports marketing agency marketing and managing the careers of professional track and field athletes. He is a registered Authorized Athlete Representative with USATF. He began with AATC in the fall of 2006 as Assistant Youth Coach and now performs as Head Youth Coach. His goal for the AATC youth kids is to develop a sense of purpose and discipline, become physically fit, display good sportsmanship and prepare those who desire an opportunity for college track scholarships. Joseph lives in Ann Arbor and is married with four kids, one a former AATC youth and one currently a member of AATC.

Tim Glenn Harris – Assistant Youth Coach

Tim is a former track athlete and graduate of U of M Dearborn with a degree in Psychology. He is an employee and twenty five year veteran of the City of Detroit Fire Department. Tim has coached Pop Warner Youth Football for the past four years. For two of those years he unofficially coached AATC until recently he became an official assistant coach. Tim specializes in long jump, overall conditioning and ply metrics. His goal for the AATC kids is to train hard, have fun and when competing do so to the best that they are able. He lives in Belleville, Michigan; is married with four children, three of whom are members of the Track Club.

Dave Dager – Assistant Youth Coach; USATF Certified Official

Dave has been coaching runners for the last three years with AATC.  Prior to that, he has been involved with youth running in Ypsilanti and in Saline.  He is also a certified official for all levels of Track and Field.  In the not so distant past, Dave was a competitive runner in distances from 5k to marathons, completing 11 of them in the 1990s, and his best being 2 hours and 58 minutes.  Dave first joined AATC in 1990 and has volunteered at many running events throughout the area.  His goals for the youth athletes are simple and straightforward – to work hard, to have fun, and to respect others; success will follow.
Dave works for the United States Army in Warren, Michigan and lives in Saline. He has one child who is a member of AATC.