Dr. David Shrock ,FRGS
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Biography
Dr. Dave
Shrock’s Profile
Dr. Dave Shrock came to Modesto Junior College in 1996 as the Cross Country and Track & Field coach prior to accepting a full-time assignment as a professor of Health and Physical Education in 2003. Under Shrock’s guidance, the Pirate Cross Country and Track & Field programs amassed two Nor-Cal championships and three runner-up titles. Shrock was named California Central Valley Coach of the Year ten times while his programs generated sixty-four All-Americans.
Shrock began his coaching career in
1976 at the College of San Mateo before coaching cross country and assisting
with track & field at Stanford and San José State Universities. Shrock
serves in a number of USA Track & Field leadership roles including serving
as Chair of the Association’s Committee, which is USATF’s largest committee, in
addition to being past president of the Pacific Association and Coaching
Committee Chair. Shrock has previously served on the USATF Coaches
Education and Men’s Development Committees. Shrock also served for twelve
years as the assistant Meet Director for the Modesto Relays bringing world
class track & field to the Central Valley.
Shrock is a USATF Level 3 coach in
addition to being a Master Official. As a coaching educator, Shrock has educated
over one thousand coaches throughout the country and continues to direct track
and field schools and clinics. Shrock was honored by USA Track and Field by
being selected to coach the men’s distance runners at the World Indoor
Championships held in Istanbul Turkey in March of 2012. In March of 2016 Shrock
was again selected by his colleagues to coach the USA men at the PanAm Cross
Country Champ. in Caracas, Venezuela.
In 2017 Shrock was recognized as the US Sports
Academy Alumni of the Year for his professional accomplishments, and in 2018
was awarded the USA Track & Field President’s Award for his contributions
to the sport spanning four decades, and in December of 2021 Shrock was
presented the USATF Giegengack Award, which is the organization’s highest award
for his over fifty years of service in coaching, athlete development,
administration, and event directing. In January of 2024 Shrock was awarded the USATF-Pacific
Assoc Legacy Coaches Award for his lifetime of service promoting coaching and
mentoring countless athletes to become coaches themselves.
Not new to overseas travel, Shrock served as
an expedition leader for overland and adventure travel companies for fourteen
years prior to coming Modesto Junior College. Based out of his home in London,
Shrock led expeditions, African wildlife safaris, Himalayan mountain treks, and
drove three Asian Overland trips from London to Kathmandu, Nepal while living
in Kathmandu for seven seasons and Nairobi, Kenya for two. An active
writer and tour developer, Shrock was awarded a Fellowship of the Britain’s
Royal Geographic Society in 1995 for his contributions in re-opening tourism
routes into Tibet from Nepal.
Not letting go of the travel bug
Dr. Shrock also continues to present internationally on subjects relating to
sport management and coaching for the United States Sports Academy on a
regular basis in the Middle East and South-East Asia.
Shrock earned a Bachelor’s degree
in History and Master’s in Kinesiology from San José State before returning to
Europe to work in the Adventure travel industry, and more recently stepped back
from active coaching to earn a Doctor of Education degree in Sport Leadership
from the United States Sports Academy.
Dr. Shrock currently lives in Arroyo Grande and is married to fellow track coach Lisa, and revels in watching his daughter Payton, named after the famous Stanford and Olympic T&F Coach Payton Jordan grow.
Courses I Teach
- Healthful Living,
MHE-110
Consideration of factors in the selection of a plan for healthful living. Emphasis on self-assessment through gathering and analyzing information to take charge of life, while setting new goals. Focus on emotional, physical, and societal wellness in achieving human potential.
Downloadable Files
- Shrock's Fall'24 10 Week Hybrid Syllabus.pdf - Dr. Shrock's 10 week MHE-110 Hybrid Course Syllabus
- Shrock's 10 week MHE-110 Fall'24 online syllabus.pdf - Dr. Shrock's 10 week MHE-110 online course syllabus
