HamiltonHigh School

 Hamilton Track and Field Coaches

 E.J. Martin

(480) 390-0461

 E.J. Martin - HEAD COACH

Independent Sports Professional & Instructor, Health/Fitness, Strength/Speed/Conditioning, Sports Nutrition, Entrepreneur.

Coach Martin, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, was a two sport high school athlete in football and track & field. He still holds a number of records to this day. He had All-State honors on the football field and in the 100m dash. He was a four-time State Champion and All-American in both the 110H and 300IH events and was one of the premier hurdlers in the country.

Coach Martin earned a full athletic scholarship to Michigan State University to continue his football and track & field careers. He was a three-year letter winner, team captain, and Big Ten Champion for the Spartans during his time in East Lansing, Michigan. Coach Martin graduated with a degree in Communications with a minor in Business. After college, Coach Martin ran professionally and was on the IAAF World and USATF Top Times lists, both indoor and outdoor. He was a multiple-time qualifier for USA Track and Field National Championships, both indoor and outdoor and at the Olympic Trials.

Coach Martin has a couple of businesses now and also trains kids up to be professional athletes nationwide. He enjoys teaching youth through professional athletes the proper technique, fundamentals, and mechanics on how to run. He has produced numerous state, regional and national champions and record holders in the jumps, sprints, and hurdle events on every level. Coach Martin is the 2024 AZ Republic Coach of the year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) AZ Coach of the year, the NFHS Coach of the year nominee, and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coach of the year nominee. He led Hamilton High School to the school's first state track & field championship in the school's history. It's the first and only Open state championship for a sport in the school's history. Also, it's the first and only Open state track & field championship in Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) history. Coach Martin started Quicksilver Track Club AZ as a way to help our youth become all they want to be and to help them excel in whatever it is that they choose to do on and off the playing field! Coach Martin has two daughters that love sports as well!

You may contact Coach Martin at: ejmleo@yahoo.com or (480) 390-0461

• SEC Indoor 60m Champion 1994,1995,1996
• SEC Outdoor 100m Champion 1994,1995,1996
• USATF National Champion 60m in 1995
• NCAA Division 1 100m National Champion 1995
• NCAA Division 1 55M National Champion 1995
• NCAA Division 1 60m National Champion 1996
• USATF Outdoor 100m National Champion 1998
• World champion runner-up in 60m in 2001
• World Champion in 60m dash in 2003
• 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist 4x100m relay.

Dave DeSilva - Pole Vault/Decathlon

Coach DeSilva brings a wealth of experience to the table for the Husky team. He has been a Varsity head coach in track, football, basketball, and wrestling for over 25 years, throughout California and Arizona and now in his 12th year as the Pole Vault Coach at Hamilton. In the last 12 seasons, Hamilton vaulters have made 31 individual State Championship appearances, finishing top ten 25 times, placing for scoring 19 times, and earning 6 state titles and twice runner-ups.Over a dozen Hamilton Vaulters have gone on to vault in college. Out of Fort Bragg High School, Coach DeSilva went first to Shasta College, then onto Sacramento State, competing in Football, Wrestling and Track, and would later do a short stint in the NFL as a kicker and punter. Dave is an educator within the Chandler Unified School District and a Timberfaller in Northern California and also works with CalFire when school is out. He has two sons who are Hamilton graduates and now teaching in the Chandler District.

You may contact Coach DeSilva at: davidrdesilva@gmail.com

Cameron Ivie - Jumps

1987 State Triple Jump Champion State of Idaho Small Schools

1987 -1992 Ricks College (BYU Idaho) Scholarship Athlete Men's Track and Field

NJCAA Division I Region 18 Men's Champions

 Mike Scannell - Distance

Team USA:

1988                Member USA Team 10K Champions                                               

1988, 1992      Olympic Trials Qualifier/competitor                                     

2003, 2004, 2006        Runner up, USATF National XC Championships

2006                Member Runner up, USATF National Team XC Championships

2007                Member National Champions - USATF Team XC Championships

Coaching:

1993-2000       USATF National Team Coach (USA Triathlon Federation) 

2000-Present   Coached Multiple Olympic Trials Qualifiers/Olympians

2010-Present   Have Coached 41 HS State Champions

2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 Coached Athletes that set State records in the 1600

2013, 2014      Coached Footlocker National Champion

2020                Coached Brophy Prep to AZ XC Team State Championship

2023                Coached Hamilton to State Championship

2024                Coached Hamilton to State XC Championship

2024                Coached USA Olympian Grant Fisher to Two Bronze Medals (5K & 10K)

James Golden - Throws

James Golden has been coaching at the high school level for over 25 years. James was a letter winner for Smith Valley Bulldogs in Smith, Nevada, participating in football, basketball and track and field. He was part of a state championship relay team and threw shot and disc. From there, he played football at Eastern Arizona College and in 1991 began coaching for Rite of Passage in Minden, NV.

Coach Golden moved back to Arizona in 2001, working at Canyon State Academy, formally the Arizona Boys Ranch, where he led the Rams to back-to-back state track and field championships in 2006 and 2007. He was the Head Coach at Bourgade Catholic in Phoenix from 2008-2012. He was the head coach for the Williamsfield Blackhawks from 2012-2018.

James joined the Hamilton program in 2019, taking over the shot and discus program. In just a short amount of time he has been able to work with athletes to qualify for the State Tournament.

Coach Golden is also the shot and discus coach for Hamilton’s club program, Quicksilver. A full-time Special Ed teacher in the Higley district for the past seven years, he and his wife, Kristin, have two children and reside in Chandler.