Mission: Beach Striders Youth Track Club is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) and 509(2)(c) organization fostering Junior Olympics development and youth physical fitness programs for boys and girls ages 6-18 in youth/high school track and field, strength and conditioning and cross country running.

Results: Coaching and Athlete accomplishments include 278 State Junior Olympic Track and Field All-Americans, 67 Region And 17 National qualifiers in the 100,200,100H, 400H, 1500,3000, LJ/HJ. 34 Cross Country All-Americans in 10 different age divisions (Boys and Girls), a 2014 USATF-SC JO XC Champion and Bronze medalist (Girls, 11-12 and USATF-SC 800m record holder (Girls, 9-10,2:47); USATF and AAU Youth State Champions in the LJ/HJ, 4x1,4x8,400H, 800,1500,3000m, 3000SC2014 Powerade Games Girls (15-16) 100m Champion Raven Grant (12.10), also a 2014 World Youth Qualifier, 200m (24.60); 2016 USATF JO XC Boys (17-18) Champion(5k) and Bronze Medalist. Developed, coached and trained 2018 SCHSL 5A State Championship Runner-up in the Boys 100m (10.57) and 200m (21.50), and 2019 SCHSL 5A Girls 400m Finalist (5th Place, 57.4). 2021 South Carolina HSL Region VI, and State 5A HS 400m (49.3) Champion, Tariq Hill (Jr, Class of 2022). Coached SCHSL 5A, Region VI Champions in the 110m Hurdles (Boys, 2020,2021,2022), and 100m Hurdles Champion (Girls, 2020,2015,2016,2017, Carolina Forest HS), and 2022 Horry County Track and Field Champions in the 110m Hurdles, and 400m Hurdles (Omari Taylor, Socastee HS)Developed and Coached Jermaisha Arnold (Socastee HS), USATF SC and Region 800m Champion (2:17), 400m Runner-up (55.6), AAU National Championships Runner-Up in the 800m (2:14.3), previously seeded 8th in the Nation. o Arnold was also nationally ranked 5th in the 400m in 2019.In 2020 Arnold was ranked 2nd National High School Rankings in the 400 (55.3/2020), and in 2021 was Ranked 5th in the US and 11th in the 400m for World Under 20 Rankings as a Freshman at Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC. -As a Freshman Coastal Carolina University Sunbelt Conference (SBC) Indoor Champion (400m, 2021 & 2022) and Outdoor Champion in the 400m (2021), and as a member of the SBC Championship 4x100m and 4x400m Relay Teams. Set CCU school record in the 400m (51.24) at 2022 NCAA D-1 Track and Field Championships. - Started a youth XC team in 2012 with only 2 athletes (Girls, 9-10) who placed 1st (12:27) and 3rd (12:52) in the 3k at the 2012 USATF-SC JO XC Championships and 5th (12:05)/11th (12:28) at the USATF Region 4 XC Championships. Lead the youth cross country programs growth to 17 athletes (HS/Youth) in 2013 and 30 athletes in 2014 collectively in all 6 age divisions, 20 who competed in USATF National XC JO Championships. - Coached 2016 USATF JO XC Boys (17-18) Champion(5k) to include the 3rd and 5th place finishers, Girls 15-16 5k Champion, Boys 15-16 (5K) Runner-Up Champion. Collectively from 2012-2017, coached 34 Cross Country All-Americans (State/Region) in 7 age divisions (Boys and Girls), 3 State Champions. -Since 2014, Has developed and coached high performing and school record-holders from six different Horry County High Schools (MB, NMB, SJ, Socastee, Conway, and Carolina Forest) that include 8 Grand Strand Sports HS Athletes of the Week.

Geographic areas served: Greater Myrtle Beach Area