Coaches
Coach Jayson K. Hayes
Founder/Director of coaching
thethrowingfactory@gmail.com
682.552.3095
Practice locations:
Summer Creek Middle School
10236 Summer Creek Dr.
Crowley, Tx 76036
Summit High School
(Days and Times TBD)
1071 Turner Warnell Rd
Arlington, Tx 76001
Central Junior High
(Days and Times TBD)
3191 W. Pipeline Rd
Euless, Tx 76040
- USAW Certified Lifting Coach
- USATF Level 1 Certificate
- USATF Certified Official
- Former College Volunteer Throwers Coach
- Former Licensed Strength and Powerlifting Coach
- Former Olympic Lifter
- Former Offensive Coordinator/ O-Line Coach
- Former Professional Athlete- Football
- Former College Thrower
- Former Accomplished HS Thrower
Coach Janale Hayes
Director of youth programs
janalehayes@yahoo.com
817.528.9689
Practice locations:
Summer Creek Middle School
10236 Summer Creek Dr.
Crowley, Tx 76036
Summit High School
(Days and Times TBD)
1071 Turner Warnell Rd
Arlington, Tx 76001
Central Junior High
(Days and Times TBD)
3191 W. Pipeline Rd
Euless, Tx 76040
- USATF Certified Official
- USATF Certified Youth Coach
- Coach Hayes has 24 years of coaching and teaching experience at the middle school and high school level
- She has coordinated throwing programs for MISD
- She coached state qualifier throwers
- Her daughter qualified for state in discus and threw shot, discus and hammer at the Div. 1 level
- She is a former college basketball player
- Coach Hayes is certified in CPR and First Aid
Coach Charvis Richmond
east.thethrowingfactory@gmail.com
214.455.4739
Practice location:
Kimbrough Middle School
3900 N Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75150
- Coaching over 14 years in public schools
- Background of coaching Track and Field and Football at the junior high level
- D1 football player at Northwestern State University
- Accomplished thrower in High School, Discus PR of 177’, Qualifier for Regionals, Texas Relays and State meet
- Accomplished football player in High School, All District at LB and RB, All ETX and All State at RB
- Has been coaching throwers through CoachUp app since 2006 in glide shot put and rotational discuss
Coach Casey B. Keeter
north.thethowingfactory@gmail.com
940.564.6665Practice location:
704 W. Grove Street, Olney, Texas 76374
- 2011-DI NCAA National Qualifier in Shot Put. 17th
- 2011-DI Southland NCAA All-American Honors.
- 2011-DI Honorable mention Southland Conference Athlete of the Week.
- 2010-DI National Qualifier in Shot Put and Discus. 14th/11th
- 2010-DII LSC Field Athlete of the Week.
- 2008-DII NCAA National Qualifier in Shot Put. 6th
- 2008-DII NCAA All-American Honors
- 2008-DII Tarleton State University MVP of the Field.
- 2007-2A State Championships in Shot put. 2nd
- 6 years coaching middle school and high school athletes.
- 3 years coaching elementary athletes.
- Rotational and glide technique taught.
- NHSSCA-in progress
- NASM
- CPT-in progress
- CNC-in progress
- WLS-in progress
- CPR/First Aid
Morgan Knight
Knight Power and Performance
mdknight1295@gmail.com
903.987.9884
Practice location:
Abilene Christian University
My throwing career at ACU with fellow Throwing Factory coach Kai Schmidt consisted of great experiences with even greater athletes. We were fortunate enough to be a part of truly awesome meets such as Texas Relays, Long Beach, Texas Tech, Arizona State, and NCAA West Regionals to name a few.
I’m looking forward to helping young athletes progress mentally and physically to give them the best opportunity as possible to enjoy the great sport of Throwing Heavy Things!!!!
Achievements:
- Texas State Champion and Runner-Up in the Shot and Disc
- College Throwing Career at Abilene Christian University consisted of Weight Throw, Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
- Multiple Southland Conference Medals and Honors
- Multiple-time NCAA West Regional Qualifier (ended those seasons as top 50 disc thrower in the nation in respective events)
- Played a role in #2 NCAA Discus Squad ranking in 2018 and #1 NCAA Discus Squad Ranking in 2019
- Top 10 All-Time at ACU in 3 events (Weight Throw, Hammer, and Discus)
- Spent time as a Graduate Assistant under ACU Coach Jerrod Cook whole training for 2020 Olympic Trials
Kendall Ude
kendall.ude@gmail.com
254.640.4222
Practice location:
TBD
I am passionate about welcoming more competitors to the amazing sport of javelin and overjoyed to be walking alongside athletes as they grow, learn, and strengthen their skills doing the sport they love!
Achievements:
- Former college athlete: javelin throw, heptathlon, soccer
- 3x NCAA record holder: javelin, heptathlon, pole vault
- NCAA Dlll volunteer coach: javelin, decathlon/heptathlon, pole vault
- Accomplished athlete in high school (100m sprint, pole vault, soccer & volleyball honors): 2x Texas Relays qualifier, 2x Junior Olympics qualifier, 3x regional qualifier, #3 in state 4a, 2x All-state honors, All-American honors
