Grand Forks Central Boys Track & Field
Sean Allan - Distance
Sean specializes in coaching the distance events and hurdles.
Sean graduated from Williston, ND and member of their 1984 State Cross Country Championship team. He went on toran cross country and Track & Field for the University of North Dakota,and graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree and later returned to UND to earn a teaching degree. He teaches Physics and Chemistry at Central High School. Sean is married to Betty, Director at the Chester Fritz Performance Arts Center. They have two children Meghan Morris, kindergarten teacher at Discovery Elementary, and Collin Allan a volunteer Track &Field coach at Virgina Tech.
Casey Beck - Sprints
Joe Fenstermacher- Jumps
Joe graduated from Hibbing, MN and competed four years for the University of North Dakota in Cross Country and Track & Field
Jak Uhlacher - Pole Vault
Jak is pole vaulter from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and went to compete for the University of Minnesota. He won the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships title, with the pole vault with a lifetime best clearance of 5.61m (18ft 1in).
In that championship meet, held in May 2024, Urlacher delivered a dominant performance, securing the gold medal and setting the highest pole vault mark in Minnesota program history at the time His victory came after a strong season in which he also:
Link to BIgTen Pole Vault
Tim Tandeski - Javelin
Tim Tandeski enters his 40th season as the head of the Grand Forks Throwing program. He specializes in coaching the javelin throw, as well as overseeing the entirety of the Grand Forks Throwing Program (Red River & Central Boys and Girls). During his coaching career, he has coached 33 individual state champions in the Boys and Girls Javelin throw and 131 state place winners. Tandeski was an athlete on Red River’s 1983 State Track and Field Championship Team, where he placed 5th in the state in the javelin throw. He was also an Assistant Coach on the 1992 State Track and Field Championship team. He has been selected as a State Assistant Coach of the Year and nominated for the National Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2015, he was inducted into the North Dakota High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. He teaches mathematics at Red River.
Lee Baker - Discus
The 2025 Season marks Lee Baker’s 35th season as assistant throwing coach. In his storied career, he has mentored 26 State Champions in both the shot put and the discus throw. Baker-led athletes include six of the Top Ten All-Time performers in the Girls Shot Put, two of the Top Ten All-Time performers in the Boys Shot Put, and the Overall State Record Holder in the Boys Discus and the #6 athlete on the All-Time Girls Discus list. In the summer of 2017, 2018 and 2019 one of his mentored athletes won National Championships in the girls 15-16 and 17-18 age categories. He teaches mathematics at Schroeder Middle School.
Matt Fischer - Shot Put
Matt Fischer has been part of the Grand Forks Throwing program since he competed in High School for Grand Forks Central (1996-1999). Leaving Grand Forks to pursue a BS and MS in Communication at North Dakota State University, Matt competed in the Javelin for the NDSU Men’s Track & Field Team. He was All-Conference in the Javelin all four years at NDSU and competed at the DII National Championships his senior season (2003). After finishing Graduate School, Matt moved back to Grand Forks and has coached the throws as a volunteer (2005-2010) and was added to the coaching roster in 2010.
- Grand Forks Central High School Head Boys Track & Field Coach (1998-present)
- Grand Forks Central High School Head Girls Track & Field Coach (1997, 204-2006, 2022)
- Grand Forks Central High School Assistant Girls Distance Coach (1998-2021)
- Grand Forks Central High School Assistant Boys Track & Field Coach (1993-1997)
Sean specializes in coaching the distance events and hurdles.
Sean graduated from Williston, ND and member of their 1984 State Cross Country Championship team. He went on toran cross country and Track & Field for the University of North Dakota,and graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree and later returned to UND to earn a teaching degree. He teaches Physics and Chemistry at Central High School. Sean is married to Betty, Director at the Chester Fritz Performance Arts Center. They have two children Meghan Morris, kindergarten teacher at Discovery Elementary, and Collin Allan a volunteer Track &Field coach at Virgina Tech.
Casey Beck - Sprints
- Assistant Head Coach Track and Field Coach 2023- present
- Graduate of Mandan High School and the University of Mary
- Head Student Congress Coach 2023- present
Joe Fenstermacher- Jumps
Joe graduated from Hibbing, MN and competed four years for the University of North Dakota in Cross Country and Track & Field
Jak Uhlacher - Pole Vault
Jak is pole vaulter from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and went to compete for the University of Minnesota. He won the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships title, with the pole vault with a lifetime best clearance of 5.61m (18ft 1in).
In that championship meet, held in May 2024, Urlacher delivered a dominant performance, securing the gold medal and setting the highest pole vault mark in Minnesota program history at the time His victory came after a strong season in which he also:
- Won the Desert Heat Classic with a 5.27 m (17 ft 3 in) clearance
- Finished inside the top three in every regular season meet
- Qualified for the NCAA West Regional for the second time, placing 14th overall with a 5.32 m (17 ft 5 in) vault
Link to BIgTen Pole Vault
Tim Tandeski - Javelin
Tim Tandeski enters his 40th season as the head of the Grand Forks Throwing program. He specializes in coaching the javelin throw, as well as overseeing the entirety of the Grand Forks Throwing Program (Red River & Central Boys and Girls). During his coaching career, he has coached 33 individual state champions in the Boys and Girls Javelin throw and 131 state place winners. Tandeski was an athlete on Red River’s 1983 State Track and Field Championship Team, where he placed 5th in the state in the javelin throw. He was also an Assistant Coach on the 1992 State Track and Field Championship team. He has been selected as a State Assistant Coach of the Year and nominated for the National Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2015, he was inducted into the North Dakota High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. He teaches mathematics at Red River.
Lee Baker - Discus
The 2025 Season marks Lee Baker’s 35th season as assistant throwing coach. In his storied career, he has mentored 26 State Champions in both the shot put and the discus throw. Baker-led athletes include six of the Top Ten All-Time performers in the Girls Shot Put, two of the Top Ten All-Time performers in the Boys Shot Put, and the Overall State Record Holder in the Boys Discus and the #6 athlete on the All-Time Girls Discus list. In the summer of 2017, 2018 and 2019 one of his mentored athletes won National Championships in the girls 15-16 and 17-18 age categories. He teaches mathematics at Schroeder Middle School.
Matt Fischer - Shot Put
Matt Fischer has been part of the Grand Forks Throwing program since he competed in High School for Grand Forks Central (1996-1999). Leaving Grand Forks to pursue a BS and MS in Communication at North Dakota State University, Matt competed in the Javelin for the NDSU Men’s Track & Field Team. He was All-Conference in the Javelin all four years at NDSU and competed at the DII National Championships his senior season (2003). After finishing Graduate School, Matt moved back to Grand Forks and has coached the throws as a volunteer (2005-2010) and was added to the coaching roster in 2010.