LANDON HATFIELD
Height: 5′8″
Weight: 160 lbs.
Birthdate: 9-28-1990
Birthplace: Charlottesville, VA
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA                                                                                 
Residence: Richmond, VA
Education: John Tyler Community College, Midlothian, VA  2010
Albemarle HS 2005-06, 2008-09
Marquette Sr. HS/AO Academy 2007-08
SOS Home School 2006-07
Clubs/Assn: Virginia Speedskating, Blue Ridge/Chesapeake
Charlottesville First Church of the Nazarene
Young Life, Albemarle Cross Country/Track Team
Coaches: Scott Koons, Sun-Tae Chea (Virginia) Tricia Stennes, Janos Englert (USOEC),
Kwang-Jae Lee (Pittsburgh, 2006-07),
Jimmy Jang (USOEC, 2006)

Career Accomplishments:

• 2010 Jr National Short Track Championship 1000m 3rd Place, 7th Overall
• 2010 US Speedskating Short Track Olympic Team Trials - Sept 2009
• Sports Illustrated - Video Faces in the Crowd Athlete, September 8, 2008
• 2008-09 American Cup Series Overall 33, Jr-15
• 2009 Junior National Short Track Championships - Top 16
• 2008 Past Junior Men’s 1500m National Record Holder set 2007-reset 2008
• 2008 US National Junior Men’s ST Champion - Category One – 500, 1000, 1500M – gold
• 2008 North American ST Championships – 8th – Int. Men’s, 2nd - Men’s relay
• 2007-08 American Cup I-25, II-22, III-22, Overall 29 Calgary Oktoberfest - 500m-29/1000m-37/1500m-31
• 2008 Junior National Short Track Championships - Top 16- Relay Team - 2nd Place
• 2007-08 USOEC-US Speedskating National Development Short Track Program - Resident Athlete
• 2007 US Short Track National Championships- Junior #3 - 1000m gold
• 2007 North American ST Championships – Junior #7
• 2006 USOEC/US Speedskating National Development Short Track Program -Summer Resident Athlete
• 2006 Junior ST National Championships #15
• 2006-07 American Cup ST Series – Junior #3
• 2006 North American ST Championships Junior #7 - Category One
• 2006 Nat’ls and NASTC- Relay Team - 2nd Place

Personal Bests:

500m 44.390 - 42.000 Goal - 2009 Sports Quest, Woodbridge, VA, USA
1000m 1:29.734 - 1:28.000 Goal - 2009 Desert Classic, Kearns, UT, USA
1500m 2:25.140 2:10.639 Goal - 2007 Oktoberfest, Calgary, AB, CAN
3000m 5:04.309 4:59.000 Goal - 2007 US Nat’l Short Track,  Cleveland, OH, USA

Personal
I am a 19 year old college freshman from Charlottesville, VA. I am currently living and training with the Virginia Speedskating Assn. in Richmond, VA.  I am a third generation speedskater; I started speedskating April 20, 2002. I was motivated to speedskate after watching the 2002 Winter Olympics. I watched Apolo Anton Ohno and I thought to myself that I want to do that! My mom, Suzanne A. Coffey, DC, was a member of the Mt. Prospect Speedskating Club; IL in the late 60’s was encouraged to skate by her father, John Coffey, who skated in Chicago, IL. She decided to start a club, a good way to exercise and spend time with me. We had a very difficult start in establishing the Blue Ridge Speedskating Club.  So after a change in owners, we found it necessary to seek training initally with the Wheaton and then Virginia Speedskating.  My goal is to win medals for the US at the World Cups and eventually the Olympics. This will be a great testimony to my hard work, my faith, my family, my friends and my coaches past, present and future. Our family has had some personal trials recently. Our home burnt down 8/8/05 and rebuilt 11/2/2006. As you can imagine, it has been a huge financial struggle reestablishing our finances and maintaining my training and our home. Sponsorships are essential for our athletes in obtaining our ultimate goals for our country, ourselves and our families.  Between training,  working part time and attending school,  financial support is critically  important. So if you are open to the possibility of sponsoring me and supporting my training, please contact , Suzanne A. Coffey, my mother at landonhatfield@earthlink.net