Hurdlers Haven is a non-profit youth sports organization that provides Northeast Ohio area children from junior high school to High School with the opportunity to develop leadership abilities, team skills, and personal discipline. We believe that ALL children can be phenomenal with love, support, and guidance. Our youth gain emotional and social maturity, while having fun, through participation in our track & field programs. We provide a full menu of options for players at every level, ranging from instructional training activities to our highly competitive and well-respected travel programs. We focus on providing our volunteer coaches with the tools and training to ensure their success in accomplishing the dual goals of developing the athletic skills and the characters of their players. We use technology wherever possible to optimize our administrative interactions with parents, while always ready to provide personal assistance if the need arises. We provide our players with safe, clean facilities, and certified coaches who help them achieve their athletic potential and their personal goals.
Our vision is to see that all of our athletes have an opportunity to go to college, whether it’s D1, D2, D3, Junior College or NAIA for free.
Coach Jeffery Jenkins comes from a family full of hurdlers. His dad was the Ohio Station Champion in 1950. His sister was a state qualifier in the hurdles. Jeff Jenkins won two Ohio State championships in the 120 yard and 160 yard low hurdles in 1975. He also won two Junior College National Championships in the 60-yard hurdles in 1977 and 1978. He qualified for the Olympics in 1980.
Coach Jenkins has been a college and high school track coach for the past 33 years. He is also a level 1 U.S.A. certified coach.
Even Coach Jenkins' hometown is proud of him! Check out an article about him here.