Jan Allen Spiro joins the Oglethorpe family in the fall of 2010 as the new head coach of Men’s and Women’s track and field. Jan comes to Oglethorpe after many years as a middle and long distance coach for the Atlanta Track Club, where he  has trained and guided numerous American and Canadian age group champions. Jan also currently serves as the cross country community coach for the Galloway School based here in Atlanta.

As a competitive athlete, Jan was a member of the Atlanta Track Club’s Masters mile team, which set a world relay record in 2001. He is also a former USA Track and Field Southeastern Masters mile champion. He is a 3-time Boston Marathon finisher.

Coach Spiro is a graduate of the University of Tennessee- Knoxville and resides with his wife Wendy in the Brookhaven section of Atlanta, just a strong javelin throw from the Stormy Petrel campus.