head coach

Robin first became an athlete at age 4 when she joined her local swim team and fell in love with athletics.  She swam in high school and in her back yard of Lake Erie, Michigan. In 1988 she attend the University of Toledo and graduated with a Bachelors of Exercise science and a minor in Cardiac rehab. After College, she moved to Florida worked for 7 years in a few different jobs to gain life experience (Cardiac Rehab Exercise Physiologist, Swim Coach, and Massage therapist). One of her favorite jobs, while in Florida, was working at Disney World.  This is where she gained her customer service experience. She continued her work in the Hospitality industry for 25 years as a Spa Director and License Massage Therapist, which is still continues to be  License AZ Massage therapist. In 2013, she became a USA Triathlon Coach and started Excell Tri Coaching in 2013. Excell Tri Coaching, is a small coaching company in Tucson, AZ.  She has enjoyed competing in Triathlon racing since 1997 when she did her first triathlon in Clermont FL. She has competed at all levels of Triathlon over the years and enjoys sharing her knowledge with athletes.

Missy has over 25 years of coaching experience, with proven results.  Her primary goal is to try and create a love for fitness to such an extent that the athlete wants to make it a lifelong habit, whether it be recreationally or competitively. She was an NCAA Division I track and cross country athlete, World Triathlon qualifier, competitive road racer, cross country skier and cyclist.  She has coached world and nationally ranked athletes, high school, college, recreational  and triathletes. Missy is a USA Track and Field certified coach and a NFHS Level 3 accredited coach, and has an exercise science background. Her belief is that the greatest successes in coaching are not the fast times, or amazing wins, but great strides in improvement. She has developed a program  that works on form, strength, and power to increase pace, build endurance, and prevent injury. Her  training schedule has proven success now for over 20 years.  It has enabled athletes to achieve huge milestones they otherwise did not think possible, from dropping minutes off a race, to just being able to finish one. When a coach can take an athlete and give them their dreams and goals,  then a coach is truly successful. 

 Tami is certified in Strength training, Core, TRX, various Silver Sneakers programs, and a Level 3 Cycling Coach.  She started to compete in Triathlon and Aquabike in 2016 and fell in love with the sport.  In 2019 Tami qualified for Team USA in Long Course Aquabike and competed in ITU Worlds in Amsterdam in 2021. She also loves to compete in Cycling Time Trials and has won the state title in 2019, 2021 & 2022.  Tami is a retired Veteran of 24 years in Aviation and uses her leadership skills from the military to help lead and instruct classes for Team Excell.   In 2018 she began assisting coaching Excell's Purple minions and helps with coaching cycling.  She is also a proud member of the Tucson Tri  Girls.

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Joanie is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a dietetics degree and she is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.  She is a school Nutrition Program Specialist and Kids Eat Right member.  She provides nutrition education to youth groups as well as helping kids develop and align their nutrient needs.  Joanie's goal is to put the fun in "Eating Healthy" 

All great clubs and coaches always have a person who steps up and organizes them.  Patty is a Key person who makes the club run.

She has been competing in Triathlon for the last 10 years and has experience with all distances.  The most FAMOUS race she has completed is Escape from (Sharks) Alcatraz 2023.