head coach

Robin Kremer- Head Coach of Excell Tri Coaching

USA Triathlon Level I Coach & Youth and Juniors Triathlon Coach
USA certified Swimming instructor
Exercise Physiologist and experienced Triathlete.
Safe Sports Certified Coach
Massage Therapist- 29 years
NREMT

Robin began coaching in high school while racing herself and assisting with swim teams at the Local YMCA and Erie Mason

High School. After high school and getting her Exercise Physiology degree from the University of Toledo and then her Massage degree at the Humanities Center in Tampa FL, she continued to coaching youth swim teams at the local YMCA.

In 2015, Robin decided to turn her passion for the hospitality industry to the Triathlon community and started her company, Excell Tri Coaching. In 2015, the company expanded and added coaching for children and groups. She continues to create and develop new relationships with USA Triathlon and the local Triathlon community and feels this is a way to pay it forward.

As an athlete, Robin competed in her first Triathlon in 1994 in Clermont, FL which was where her love of the sport started. She has competed in all levels of Triathlon and X-terra Racing, Aqua Bikes, Time Trial Cycling and Road Racing. With her experience and love for the sport, she paves the way for the future. She has accomplished many podium finishes with Triathlon, Aquabike, Running, Swimming and Cycling. In 2017, she attended her first ever World Triathlon festival in Penticton, Canada and finished 6th in AG & first overall in the KOZ events series in Aqua Bike. In 2018, Robin became a guide for the visually impaired and still enjoys it today.

In December of 2021, after years of knee injuries and pain from arthritis, Robin took the next step and had a Total Left Knee Replacement. Her plans for 2022 were to take the year off from racing and focus on strength and conditioning. After the complete success of her TLKR her training has turned to the open water and starting to focus on 5-10K swims.

Number and Types of races as of:

Sprint Triathlons-48 Sprint Aquabikes- 20

Olympic Triathlons-10 Olympic Aquabikes-11

70.3 Triathlons-7 Half distance or 59.1 Aquabikes-10

140.3 Triathlon-1 ITU World Aquabike-1

Swimming Events-22 Biking events-19

Mountain biking- 3 Xterra Triathlons- 2

Running Events- 65 Aquathlon-26

Open Water Events- 1K, 2K, 4K, 6K, distances-14

COACHES

Melissa Weisner-USA Track & Field Coach

Missy has over 20 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 Robertson-Strength & cycling coach

Melissa Weisner-USA Track & Field Coach

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.

JOANIE ROGUCKI -assistant

RDN FOR EXCELL ADULT PROGRAMS

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"

Patty Bitnar- Admin

JOANIE ROGUCKI -assistant

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.