Geordie Farrell

Middle Distance and Distance

Teacher – London Board of Education, Bruce County Board of Education, Bluewater District School Board

Coaching Certification:
NCCP Level 3- certified: level 4-5 development program

Coaching Experience/Assignments:
Junior Development Coach London Western Track and Field Club 1974-1980
Distance Coach Saugeen Track and Field Club 1982-present
Coach –Ontario Team- Canada Summer Games –1993

National Team Staff Positions:
Coach - Ekiden Relays, Yokohama, Japan 1993
Head Coach - Ekiden Relays, Yokohama, Japan 1994
Distance Coach - Pan Am Junior T&F Championships, Florida, USA 1999
Junior Team Coach -World Cross Country Championships, Portugal 2001
Team Manager/Distance Coach - World Youth T&F Championships, Debrecen, Hungary 2001
Senior Team Coach- World Cross Country Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland 2003
Distance Coach- Pan Am Junior T&F Championships, Barbados, 2003
Junior and Senior Women’s Coach – World Cross Country Championships, Brussels, Belgium 2004

Special Awards
2001 Continuous Commitment Recognition Award-Leukemia Research Fund of Canada
2001 Outstanding Commitment Award -Terry Fox Run
2001 Honoured, along with husband Earl, as founders of Saugeen Track and Field Club~
STFC inducted into Saugeen Shores Hall of Fame
1999 3M Coaching Canada- Recognition Award
1998 Herb Young Memorial Award- Bluewater District School Board recognizing continued commitment to athletics.
1996 1st Place, Masters Female, Round the Bay 30K, Hamilton
1992,1998 City of Owen Sound- Outstanding Achievement Award
1995,96,99 City of Owen Sound- Coaching Recognition Award
1990 3M Coaching Canada - Recognition Award
1988 Town of Port Elgin- Commitment to Coaching Award
1972 Senior “Q” Queen’s University, Competitive Swimming