ARC Women’s Cross-Country and Track Coach

Olympian, Jeanette Allred-Powless, was a three-time (age-group) world record holder in running events back in the 1970’s. An alumnus of American River College, she was the 1982 California Community College
1500-meter champion, undefeated, with the nation’s fastest time for a community college student-athlete. Returning to ARC in 2001, she now leads the rich tradition of quality cross country and track teams.

Jeanette attended California State University, Northridge on a track and field scholarship where she earned her BS in Commercial Recreation/Small Business Administration. From there she went to Guam where she began teaching aerobics and then became assistant manager of a Clark Hatch Fitness Chain. She also began personal training and hosting numerous running and triathlon events on Guam while continuing her athletic competitions across the globe.

Allred-Powless qualified by winning three (3) consecutive Olympic Trials for Guam in the women’s marathon in Seoul, Korea-1988, Barcelona, Spain-1992, and Atlanta, Georgia-1996. She still holds Guam’s Nations Best Olympic finish, with her 36^th place finish in the Barcelona Marathon. Also, Jeanette was awarded the honor of top 10 female athletes of the century.

Another title included the Guam’s top triathlete. She met her husband Jack, the nations top male triathlete, who has completed 13 Ironman Triathlons including seven (7) World Championships in Hawaii. He was in the US Air Force and they were re-stationed to Hurlburt Field, Florida. While in Florida, Jeanette became the physical fitness director for the YMCA. She certified and trained both land and water fitness instructors while teaching PE and developing personal training and various other programs and activities.

Jeanette finished up her MS at the University of West Florida before getting re-stationed to Beale AFB, CA. She began coaching and teaching at Sierra College and was the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country coach from 1998-2000. In 2001 she completed her full circle and came back to her original roots at American River College.

In 2003, her kids, Shayna (age 9) and Neilson (age 7) were 2^nd and 3^rd in the nation at the Ironkids National Triathlon Championships. Their family resides in Roseville where all four continue swimming, biking, and running.

Jeanette says one goal will be to "coach the ‘lady Beavers’ to break my 1500 meter school record at ARC--that will be one of the highlights of my coaching career."