Sparta Middle School Track Coaches - 2004
| Coaching the girls are Coach
Rick Meindertsma, Coach Chris McIntire, and Coach David Thocher.
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| Coach Meindertsma graduated from East Kentwood High School and Grand Valley State University. He is a 7th grade teacher at S.M.S, and also coaches cross country. He and his wife, Debbie, have two children, Michael and Lexie. | Coach McIntire graduated from Muskegon Catholic Central High School. He is a sergeant at the Newaygo State Police Post. He is also a cross country coach. He and his wife, Evie, have three daughters -- Erica, Jordaen and Gabrielle. | Coach Thocher is a graduate of Hart High School and Grand Valley State University. He is a 7th grade teacher at Sparta Middle School, and also coaches cross country. He and his wife, Perri, have two children, Brittany and Thomas. |
| Coach VanDusen graduated from Grant High School and Central Michigan University. She is a social studies teacher at Sparta High School. She and her husband, Jon, have three children -- Abby, Maddie and Benjamin -- and are expecting a fourth child in May. With teaching, coaching, and raising a family, Coach VanDusen leads a very busy life. |