Congratulations to all the Mirabelli Trainees who competed at the 2026 State Track and Field Championships!
Your improvements was made possible because you each made the sacrifice to commit to the journey! Thanks to all the Moms and Dads who drove you to each session throughout the year!
Hard work always prevails!
Troy & Leah Heckaman
Hey Coach,
Just wanted to check in and update you on Leah’s season to date. She has been working very hard at practice and in the weight room, and watches her “Coach Mark” DVD regularly as a point of reference to the “right way” to do things. She has been blessed with good health all season and has been pretty much injury free. Leah completed the Indoor season with a Silver Medal performance at State Championship with a throw of 38′ 9.75″. It was a PR and new school record for her and sophomore class record for indoors.
Outdoors has been successful as well. Leah set the school record for shot three times (so far) this season with throws of 38′ 8″, 40′ 1″ and 41″ 7″! She has increased her PR in discus as well from 116’8″ last year to 131’5″ (so far). The school record is 140′ 2″ and we hope to keep closing in on it as well. Wish that we lived closer to NJ to get more of the Coach Mark magic… Your no nonsense approach and skilled eye for the “little things” have provided Leah with a wealth of knowledge that she now self diagnoses her throws and can make educated adjustments.
We trust all is well in NJ and hope to see you soon.
Troy & Leah Heckaman
Indiana
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Congratulations to all my Mirabelli Trainees at the 2025 NJ Meet of Champions!
Isabella Frattura threw an incredible 150’3” bomb on her final throw in the finals! Isabella is now a 2-time MOC Champion and will compete at Nationals in two weeks before heading off to Liberty University.
Another standout: Edison HS Junior Landen Cruz threw a personal best of 198’8” on his first throw, earning the Gold! Landen trained with me for just 3 sessions, improving from 163’0” to 198’8” — an amazing accomplishment.
Also placing in the javelin finals were Burlington Twp.’s Anthony Barber (175’7”) and Dylan Fitzpatrick (175’5”). Earlier, Dylan won the Group championship with a throw of 188’10”.
In the discus, Henry Struble captured the Group 1 title with a winning throw of 165’5”!
I’ll be posting many more highlights from the Mark Mirabelli Throwing School this week. Hard work always prevails!
Congratulations to former Mirabelli trainee and two-time Meet of Champions gold medalist Niki Woods on winning the gold medal at last week’s prestigious Penn Relays!
Top Mirabelli Trainee Finishers at the 2024 Meet of Champions
– Miles Acchione Javelin 2nd Place 195’-10” Scholarship to University of Massachusetts
– Braden Paulmenn Javelin 4th Place 182’-0”
– Braden Paulmenn Shot PB 55’-3”
– Braden Paulmenn Discus 149′
– Zoe Goldberg Javelin 2nd Place 137’-10” PB 144’-6” Scholarship to Boston College
– Dylan Fitzpatrick Javelin PB 177’-4”
– Anthony Barber Javelin PB 162’-0”
Dan Snipe
Hi Coach!
Thanks for the great session with Colin. The improvement in just a few hours was pretty impressive. He can’t wait to come back. ANYONE who is within 4 hours of you and is serious about putting up big numbers should book time with you.
Dad… Dan Snipe ( Maryland)