Tessa Roberts has directed camps and clinics for five years.  Roberts promotes camps that are safe and inclusive environments where campers are supervised through the entire camp.  Camp staff has been handpicked to provide coaches and counselors with expertise in track and field as well as good communication skills, positive attitudes and a desire to help youth improve.  This is a camp where all coaches and counselors interact and enjoy sharing knowledge with campers.

Camp staff has been selected from universities across the Midwest to ensure campers receive expert instruction.  Coaching staff members are energetic and positive with campers, motivating them to reach their goals in track and field.  Campers will benefit from Q&A sessions where they can learn from coaches and past student-athletes.  Camp staff are active members of their sport, continuously learning at conventions and clinics.  Campers from all athletic backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to attend as our coaches are experienced coaching beginners to advanced athletes.

Coach Tessa coached track and field for 8 years and now primarily directs camps and clinics (www.RobertsCamps.com).  She has assembled a staff of coaches who have coached or competed in all divisions across universities all over Ohio and the Midwest and have won championships at multiple levels, including OHSAA state championships, NCAA Championships, and multiple conference championships.

Roberts has coached All-Americans in the sprints, hurdles and relays.  On the national level, she has helped coach an 800 runner to a 2nd-place finish, a 100m runner to a fourth-place finish, multiple 4x4 relays to a third-place finish, 4x100 relay to a fourth-place finish, and a 60m hurdler to a third-place finish.  Roberts helped coach a 4-time NCAA Championship team and competed and coached on championship teams on the high school and collegiate level.  Roberts competed at Kent State University in the sprints and attended high school at Gallia Academy in Gallipolis, Ohio, earning runner-up honors in the 100m dash and a state title in the 4x200 relay at the OHSAA state meet.  Roberts competed in events ranging from the 60m to the 800 as well as the high jump.

During eight years of coaching, Roberts helped coach student-athletes to NCAA Championships, individual and team conference Championships, numerous school records and the following personal bests:     

Women:    60m-7.5   100m-11.5   200m-24.0   400m-55.0   800m-2:06  60h-8.3   100h-13.4   400h-59   4x1-45   4x4-3:41 

Men: 60m-6.8   100m-10.5   200m-21.0   400m-47  60h-7.7   110h-13.6   400h-51   4x1-40   4x4-3:11  HJ-6’11”

Always emphasizing the importance of academics, Roberts has coached and worked with student-athletes who went on to careers in law, medicine, Athletes in Action, Airforce pilot, education, accounting, finance, ministry, engineering, nursing, coaching, business, insurance, public relations, management, physical therapy, graduate school, nutrition and dietetics, hospitality and tourism, sales, and much more.