Coach Loesel
Laurence Loesel
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
High School: Cave Spring, Class of '98
College: Roanoke College, VA Class of ‘02
Major: Business Administration Concentrations in Marketing and Health Care
Teaching Licensure: Mary Baldwin College
Athletic Background: (Accolades)
Junior High: Outdoor Track
1994 Cosmo 1600 & 800m dash Champion **Meet records**- MVP of the meet
Junior High Personal Records:
Long Jump- 16'0
Triple Jump- 31'0
800- 2:19
1600- 5:10
Wrestling -1994
District championship-3rd
High School: Cross Country- 4 Year Member
Two years Captain- Most Improved
All District (1995 &1996)
Member of 1998 State AAA qualifying team
Personal Best: 17:08 5k
Wrestling- 1995
Indoor Track- 3 Year Member (MVP 2)
All District(1996-1998)
All Region (1997-3rd 1000, 1998-1st 1000)
Personal Bests: 500-69.0, 1000-2:40.0, 2 mile-11:20
Outdoor Track-2 years
All District (1995-1998)
Personal Bests: 400- 53.9, 800- 2:00.9, 1600-4:40, 2 mile-10:26
College: Cross Country- 4 Year Member Captain 3 years (1999-2002)
All Conference: ODAC-1998, 2002
College Personal Best: 26:42-8,000 meters
Indoor Track: 3 year captain (1999-2002)
All Conference- 1998-2002)
2002 ODAC 2-mile champion
College Personal Best: 1500- 4:26; 3,000-9:07; 5,000-17:15
Outdoor Track
All Conference: 1999, 2000, 2002
2002 ODAC 5000 champion
4x800 School Record- 8:00.01- 2002
College Personal Bests: 800- 2:00.1; 1500-4:08; 3000 steeple-10:20; 5000- 15:42
Post College: Transcontinental Run: 2,400 mile run from San Francisco, CA to Roanoke, VA
Personal Bests: 5,000 road racing- 16:24
Coaching Background:
Fall 2002- Present- Assistant Coach- Cave Spring High School- Cross Country
Winter 2004- Present- Assistant Coach- Cave Spring High School- Indoor Track
Spring- 2004- 2005- Assistant Coach- Cave Spring High School- Outdoor Track
Spring- 2006- 2007 Head Coach- Cave Spring High School- Outdoor Track
Spring- 2008- Present Head Coach- Cave Spring Middle School- Outdoor Track
USATF Level 1 & 2 Coaching Certified
USATF Certified Official
VHSL Certified Official