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Olympian- 1992 Barcelona Marathon                                      

3 X Olympic Qualifier: 1988, 1992, 1996                                 

American River College- AA Degree                                                                                     

Cal. State U. Northridge- BS Recreation/Bus.

U. Northwest Florida- MS- Health Education

 Sacramento State U- Adapted Physical Ed.

Jeanette Allred-Powless transferred from coaching the Men’s and Women’s Running programs at Sierra College in 2000, back to her Alma Mater at American River College.   She spearheaded the development of the most successful athletic program at ARC.  That success included her team’s highest academics, graduation rates (nearly 100%) and transfers with scholarships (over 90%).  She, and her staff, have not only rewritten the athletic record books at ARC Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Teams, her teams also earned the highest team grade point average including:

                     Fall 2017 = 3.44 GPA (Cross Country)

                     Spring 2017 = 3.15 GPA (Track & Field)

                     Fall 2016 = 3.23 GPA (Cross Country)

                     Spring 2001 = 3.21 GPA (Track & Field)

                     Fall 2015 = 3.43 GPA (Cross Country)

                     2014 = Academic All-State Team (Cross Country)

These women’s teams have garnished 11 Conference Titles, 7 Northern California Titles and were the third team in the history of ARC to win a State Title, in 2007, in Track and Field.

1. Powless was named “Top 10 female road racers” in nation in the late 1970’s.  She is also a past multiple World Record holder (age group- 880, and relays). 
2. She currently holds a couple of ARC school records from 1982, when she went undefeated, with the State Champion Title, and the best 1500m. in the nation.
3. She met her husband in Guam where she competed in 7 World Championships, South Pacific Games (3 X Gold and 1 X Silver), Oceanic Games, and 3 X Olympic Qualifier.  She ran the marathon in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and was later honored with the “Athlete of the Century” for Guam.
4. In 2012 she became a 3 X USATF Masters Track and Field National Champion, with the 2^nd best mark in the world in the 3k Steeplechase.

She volunteers with high school and youth sports, including Track & Field, Cross Country, triathlons and cycling.  Her youth coaching efforts enabled over 300 youth kids to Junior Olympics/National Championships (2004-2012).  Her son and daughter, avid runners and triathletes, are currently both professional athletes racing on World Tour Cycling Teams.  Shayna (Sho-Air 20Twenty), and Neilson Powless (Lotto NL Jumbo), will be the first brother/sister in the 2018 AMGEN Tour of California, and hopefully the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.