The Flyers have a strong history, through their coaching staff, of providing all track, field, race-walking, and combined events for their athletes.  This has resulted in a team that represents all areas of the sport.  A scan of the association records indicates that Flyers have achieved success across the spectrum of events, not just in one specific area of the sport.

Tim Vasquez
tim_vasquez@msn.com
Coach Vasquez is in his 9th year working with our distance runners and race walkers.  Tim has been involved with the race walk for the past 10 years and has coached 8 Flyer race walk national champions.  He has also assisted two athletes in qualifying for the Junior Elite level of the sport.

Mike Edmundson
mikeedmo99@gmail.com
Coach Edmundson returns for his 3rd year with the Flyers.  He has been coaching track & field since 1996 and is the current Boys Head Coach for Millard South High School.  Mike has worked both on the track coaching long sprints and mid-distance, as well as on the field as a shot put and discus coach.  He is USATF Level 1 certified and has more of a sprint based approach for training.  Mike has spent the last 7 years coaching mid-distance using that sprint based training allowing his athletes to compete at both the 800m and 400m races.

Leigh Officer
leighofficer@gmail.com
Coach Officer was one of the original Cornhusker Flyers back in the 1970s and since then, has coached youth, middle and high school, and collegiate track and cross country for 30 years.

Sam Butler
sjbutler@mpsomaha.org
Coach Butler begins his 2nd year coaching with the Flyers, working with our throwers.  He has coached high school track since 2012 and competed last at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the five throwing events.  Sam has coached state champions and several qualifiers at the Class A high school level and is currently a throws coach at Millard South High School.

Bonnie Cizek
bcizek00@gmail.com

John Wissler
track_man777@yahoo.com
Founder of the Flyers, Mr. Wissler celebrates his 44th year in age group track & field this year.  John has been very active at the state and national level, having served as the Nebraska Association age group chairman for 29 years.  He has also served as a USATF Zonal Representative, a national vice-president of USATF, national chairman of the Youth Track Coaches Association, president of the Nebraska Association, and meet director of the Association Junior Olympics.

Darwin Gushard
cornhuskerflyers@yahoo.com, (402) 619-0733
A former Flyers throws coach for 20 years, Darwin maintains the club's Facebook page and web site, www.cornhuskerflyers.org.  He also periodically e-mails parents and athletes with upcoming club announcements and notices.  If you ever have news to post, or questions about the club to ask, feel free to contact Darwin.