About

Allan Phillips

Allan brings a wealth of experience as an athlete, performer, and mentor to his athletes at Pike.  Allan grew up as a classically trained trumpet player and studied under Principal chair players from the Baltimore Symphony and Kennedy Center Opera.  Choosing instead to pursue athletics in college, Allan later attended Emory University and earned his undergraduate degree while competing on the golf team.  He subsequently attended the University of San Diego School of Law, from which he earned his Juris Doctorate. As a college golfer at Emory University, he earned NCAA Academic All American honors and was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.   

Since his college golf career, Allan has also become a competitive distance runner and triathlete under the mentorship of coach Tom "Tinman" Schwartz.  Although he counts the Tucson Half Marathon as his most notable race victory, perhaps his most unique accomplishment is winning a cross country race and a golf tournament on the same golf course (Del Ulrich Golf Course, Tucson, Arizona).  He plans to further his knowledge of human health and performance by attending physical therapy school in 2013. 

Allan is a weekly contributor to Swimming Science, and has also written for SportsRehabExpert.com, Functional Movement Systems, and Livestrong.com.  

• National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Functional Movement Screen Specialist
• Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, Level 2
• USA Triathlon Certified Coach, Level 1
• Member, International Society of Swimming Coaching
• American College of Sports Medicine, Certified Personal Trainer

To read an interview with Allan, please click HERE.                                  

Katherine Phillips

With more than twenty years of national and international competitive experience as a gymnast, runner, and triathlete, Katherine offers her athletes an umatched commitment to excellence.  She holds an undergraduate degree from California State University at San Marcos, where she competed on the track and field and cross country teams under Steve Scott, former American record holder in the mile. 

Katherine was assistant coach for track and field and cross country at Johns Hopkins University from 2004 through 2007 and guided several distance runners to earn qualifying times for NCAA Championships.  In addition to coaching with Pike Athletics, Katherine is a Consultant to USA Paralympic Cycling.  She has also lectured on the topic of females, functional movement, and endurance training to fellow coaches and athletes. 

As an athlete Katherine represented the United States at two International Triathlon Union (ITU) Junior World Triathlon Championships.  In 2010, she captured USA Triathlon's Aquathlon National Championship. 

In her free time Katherine coaches Better Than Ever, the running group at the Arizona Cancer Center, and her childhood sport of gymnastics.  A former Level 10 gymnast, Katherine now trains and competes in masters diving. 

• National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Functional Movement Screen Specialist
• USA Triathlon Certified Coach, Level 1
• USA Triathlon Certified Youth and Junior Coach
• USA Track and Field Certified Coach, Level 1
• USA Cycling Certified Coach, Level 3
• Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, Level 1
• American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer