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 Dr. Jeffrey I. Messer serves as department chair in exercise physiology for the Exercise Science Department at Mesa Community College. His doctoral research program emphasized exercise biochemistry with a specific research focus in skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics. 

Dr. Messer served as co-head coach for cross country at Xavier College Preparatory, where the earned six consecutive (2007–12) girls’ state cross country championships. In February 2013, Dr. Messer became head coach for girls’ cross country and assistant coach for track & field at Desert Vista High School. 

Dr. Messer was recognized by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the 2016 National Girls High School Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year.

Jonathan is the girl's and boy's coach at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His teams have won multiple state titles in cross country and have made multiple NXN appearances, including in 2023 when the girls were third and in 2017 when the boys were third.  These teams have won 9 cross country state championships since 2012.

Jonathan's boys are 4-time state 4 x 800 champions along with being the state record holders, while the girls 4 x 800 were state champs  in 2023.  

 Tom has been coaching for 42 years …all at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. (42 years Head Cross Country, 37 years Head Track Coach).

 Tom earned a B.A. in Secondary Education and History from Boise State University in 1982 and a Master’s Degree from Portland State University in Political Science & History in 1987. While a member of the Bronco’s Track & Cross Country teams Tom set the school record for the Indoor 1500m.

 Tom’s tenure at Jesuit has been a long journey filled with high levels of student-athlete involvement and sustained levels of excellence. (Average annual turnouts XC - 160, Track - 350)

 A look at the Jesuit program numbers under Rothenbergers Tenure (includes track & XC):

 93 League Championships 

82 State Meet Trophies

75 Individual State Champions 

31 State Team Championships

16 NXN Qualified Teams

9 Consecutive State XC Girls Championships (2002-2010)

4th Place @ NXN (Girls team - 2010)

#3 US All Time Top 5 Boys Team Average (14:58) - Running Lane Championship 2021 

2 Time National XC Coach of the Year

2nd Highest OR All Time State Meet Team Score -(Boys 2014, Girls 2011)

2nd Place @ NXN (Boys team - 2022)

#1 Oregon All Time Women’s Dual Meet Track Team (2017)

#1 Coed Cross Country Program @ NXN in ‘22 (Boys -2nd, Girls 12th)

 Tom is the owner of a sports event company …Stumptown Running which hosts or co hosts a series of track and cross country events including the Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays, the Portland Track Festival Youth Meet, the Stumptown Youth XC Championship, the Mook XC Invitational and the Nike Track & Field Coaches Clinic.

I was born and raised in the 513, never did I dream about running in college. I was blessed to represent the Baylor Bears from 2008-2012, where I ran PR's of 16:48 in the 5K and 34:56 in the 10K. I graduated with a bachelors in Nutrition Science and became a registered dietitian in 2013. 

Combining my loves of sports and nutrition, I aim to elevate others' athletic performance. Team talks, one-on-one nutrition counseling, obtaining college athletic scholarships, an insider's look at competing at the NCAA division I level, running camps, injury prevention...it's one stop shopping for all things running.