Concordia University MI Men's Track

Tirmenstein comes to Concordia Ann Arbor after a seven year stint as the assistant coach at Concordia University Chicago with the past four years being full time. "Coach T"  led the track and field program to a record breaking year in 2016. In the indoor season, four members of the Cardinal Track and Field program represented Concordia at the NAIA National Championships. In the outdoor season, many school and personal records were broken and many athletes finished at the top of the conference.  During his time at Concordia Chicago he has coached the horizontal jumps and high jump, the sprints and hurdles, and the multi events. Another key role was to develop and facilitate a robust strength program for the speed and power athletes. Among Coach Tirmensteins accomplishments, he helped developed Merrell Davis who earned a berth at two Outdoor National Championships and one Indoor National Championship, while setting school records in the long jump, 100m, and 200m. His mark of 7.42m/24'4" was good enough to be ranked first in the nation for a week and broke an 80 year old Concordia Chicago school record. In addition, Tirmenstein's top triple jumper, Jamal Thomas, set indoor and outdoor school and conference records while under Tirmensteins direction. His mark of 14.51m/47'7.25" during his senior year indoor season was good enough for 14th in the nation, just one spot off qualifying for the National Meet. Most recently Tirmenstein coached freshman Antwon James to an 8th place finish in the long jump during the 2012-2013 season. James' mark of 7.22m/23'8.25" made him the top NCAA Division III freshman jumper during the 2012-2013 season, as well as the first Concordia Chicago male athlete to receive All-American honors in school history. Before returning to his alma mater at Concordia Chicago, Tirmenstein served as an assistant coach for two years at Walther Lutheran High School. While coaching the men's and women's jumpers, he coached two men and one woman to the Illinois state track meet in both the long jump and the triple jump. Tirmenstein collegiate career saw him compete at Concordia Chicago for four seasons between 2003 and 2006 as a sprinter and jumper. During the indoor season of 2003, he ran the 400-meter leg as part of the distance medley, and that foursome holds the school record with a time of 10:54.72. Tirmenstein also played three years of soccer at Concordia Chicago and was a key contributor to the 2005 conference championship team. A native of St. Louis, Tirmenstein lettered four years in both track and soccer at Lutheran North High School. He was part of the 2001 Missouri state championship team, competing in relays and hurdles. Tirmenstein graduated Concordia Chicago in 2006 with degrees in secondary education and visual arts. He has his USATF Level Two Coaching Certification in both jumps and multi-events. He is currently an active member of the United States Track Coaches A Jamie LaBrosse comes to Concordia from Kitchener, Ontario Canada. Coach LaBrosse has coached many successful distance runners in his three years at Concordia. His cross country teams have been climbing the tables in the WHAC and his track runners have made an impact in the conference as well. Most notably is Junior, Stephanie Johnston who has twice qualified for Indoor Nationals and also qualified for the Cross County Nationals as well. She earned All-American status for her sixth place finish in the indoor 5k this past year.   In High School, Coach LaBrosse ran Track and Cross Country at Cameron Heights Collegiate and Laurel Creek Track Club in Kitchener under the guidance of Gary Crossley. In his prep years, LaBrosse qualified for the Provincial and National Championships running the 4x400m, 800m, 1500m, Steeplechase and Cross Country. After H.S. LaBrosse earned a scholarship to Central Michigan University for Track and CC and earned All-MAC honors running for the Chippewas in 94 in the Indoor 800m and 4x400m. While at CMU LaBrosse studied Special Education and earned a Bachelors Degree. He graduated in 1998 and started teaching and coaching at Clarkston High School. While at Clarkston, LaBrosse built a Cross Country team that won 3 consecutive State Championships (03, 04, & 05) and 1 runner-up title (02). His teams were a dominating force on the Michigan HS landscape. They were ranked in the top 10 Nationally from 02-05 and he won 3 Michigan Coach of the Year Awards. In Track, LaBrosse was an assistant coach on a State Runner-up Team and coached 2 National Champion 4xMile teams. Over the years his athletes won 7 Individual State Titles and had 17 All-State Athletes that went on to run in D1 College programs. Currently, LaBrosse teaches at Ann Arbor Huron High School where he continues to teach Special Education. Coach LaBrosse has a son named Ethan who plays for the Michigan Alliance Soccer Team and attends Howell High School. In his spare time he enjoys running with his dog Raven and likes to travel. To Contact Coach LaBrosse email him at  Stephanie Foster enters her fifth year with Concordia's Cross Country and Track and Field teams. Stephanie received a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Minor in Business Administration from Central Michigan University in 2010. She then received her Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration from Concordia University in May of 2013. She had an outstanding career as a member of Central's Intercollegiate Track & Field. She received a scholarship to CMU after completing her high school education at Ann Arbor Pioneer were she was honored as an All-League Academic Athlete, 7x State Meet Qualifier, and 3x All-State Athlete. She also acted as a Volunteer Assistant Coach during her last semester at CMU. Stephanie used these achievements to push herself forward to help other young women and men see what they can attain when they focus, set goals, and put their mind to a vision for their life. She has personally helped many graduates from high school and transition to college as an Assistant Head Coach & Sports Camp Intern.  Stephanie has also helped many young children as a Child Care Assistant. Stephanie began as Assistant Track and Field Coach at Inkster High School with Eugene Thomas in 2010. The following year Stephanie served as Head Cross Country Coach where she helped coach 12 student athletes to Regionals and State.  She also coached two state qualifiers and One All- American 3rd place finisher in the D1 State meet. Stephanie currently works as Assistant Track and Field Coach here at Concordia University specializing in Hurdles, Sprints Jumps and Multi-event athletes.  Stephanie's vision is to live an authentic lifestyle of influence and prosperity, successfully accomplishing her goals while effectively equipping others and enabling them to be the best they can be. In her spare time she enjoys running, writing, and playing with her niece Shyanne. To Contact Coach Foster email her at Coach Jonathan Royce enters his 5 season with the Cardinals track team.  Coach Royce started out high jumping in high school where he won a class B State Championship for Chelsea High School, a small town just west of Ann Arbor. From there he received an athletic scholarship to the University of Michigan. At Michigan he was an All-American in the high jump, achieving the honor in 1994, 1995 and 1996. He was also a two-time Big Ten champion, winning the indoor competition in 1994 and outdoor competition in 1996. He holds the school record at the University of Michigan for indoor and outdoor high jump -- both at 7-4 1/2 ft. He was inducted in to the U of M Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2011 No stranger to champions, elite work ethic and winning thought processes, Royce's goal is to use his expertise to help Concordia student athletes max out their athletic ability.  To contact Coach Royce email him at