Plainfield Pack TFCC
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Plainfield Pack TFCC provides affordable training and competition opportunities for youth, middle school, and high school age athletes. We offer sessions during post-season cross country, indoor track and field, and summer track and field. All sessions occur outside of normal school seasons for middle and high school athletes. The club provides primary service to those in Plainfield, Joliet, Lockport, Oswego, Naperville, and nearby suburbs.
Contact: Executive Director - Carson Vittorio, plainfield@thepacktfcc.com, (815) 922-4393
Lead Coach - Marcus Norment, plainfield@thepacktfcc.com, (815) 585-1083
Meet the Coaches
Carson Vittorio and Marcus Norment have shared the role as Lead Coach for Plainfield Pack TFCC since its inception in 2025. Carson was a distance runner for Plainfield South High School and is currently an assistant distance/cross country coach at his alma mater. He works at Drauden Point Middle School in Plainfield.
Carson has coached at Minooka Junior High, Jones College Prep High School, and Plainfield South High School. During his time at Minooka Junior High his team took 7th in the IESA State meet. While at Plainfield South, two teams that he coached secured third place podium finishes at the IHSA State meet. During his tenure at Jones and Plainfield South, athletes have secured 14 State Honors, four conference team championships, three Top 10 state track and field finishes, and 43 IHSA state qualifiers.
Carson oversees the cross country staff while serving as the distance coach during track and field season.
Marcus Norment has coached at Plainfield South with the boys track and field program throughout his 19 year career. He was a hurdler and jumper at Plainfield South High School before competing collegiately at College of DuPage, where he won an NJCAA National Championship in the 110 meter high hurdles.
During his tenure at Plainfield South, his athletes have won 26 IHSA All-State honors, four conference team championships, two IHSA Sectional team championships, and 85 IHSA State qualifiers. He coached the 2011 IHSA Class 3A state champions in the 4x400 meter relay. He coached Purdue All-American and State Runner-Up Brandon Winters.
Marcus oversees the track and field staff while serving as lead coach for hurdlers and jumpers and coach for sprints.
Anthony Woods is an assistant coach with the club and has coached for seven years with the Plainfield South boys track and field program before now becoming the Head Boys Track & Field Coach at Plainfield North. He competed collegiately at Carthage College. During his time at Plainfield South and Plainfield North his athletes have had five IHSA All-State honors, two conference team championships, one IHSA Sectional team championship, and 29 IHSA State qualifiers.
Anthony serves as our coach in charge of sprints and sprint relays.
Ryan Pivonka is our head distance coach with the club and also coaches cross country at Reed-Custer MS in Braidwood. She was a very exceptional runner in High School and College. She was an 11 time all state medalist between cross country and track (3200m & 1600m). She covered 3200m in 11:03 and 1600 in 5:07 in HS. She went on to run at Southern Illinois University under Matt Sparks. In college she was consistently one of their top 3 runners. She covered 1500m in 4:41, 3k in 10:05 and 5k in 17:41.
Ryan is very excited to be apart of the Plainfield pack branch coaching staff and eager to help kids hit their own personal bests.
She has coached many kids to massive improvements in the first year in the club including our Girls 11-12 team taking 4th in the nation in 2025 at XC Nationals!
Kahmari Montgomery is the boys sprint coach at Plainfield Central and joined the club in summer of 2026. Kahmari comes in with an extremely long resume from his time as an athlete. He is the Illinois High School State Record Holder in the 400m as he ran 46.24. He also ran 20.96 in the 200m later that day. He was a 5x State Champion while competing at Plainfield Central.
After high school he went on to compete at the University of Missouri for his first two years of college. At Mizzou he represented Team USA at the U20 World Championships. He took 5th overall in the 400m and was crowned world champion in the 4×400m.
He transferred to the University of Houston as a junior and saw an instant jump thanks to being coached by Olympians Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis. He was a 9x NCAA All-American while at Houston and won the 2019 Indoor NCAA Championship in the 4×400m which at the time was the Indoor World Record and the 2019 Outdoor NCAA Championship in the 400m. He was also crowned the 400m champion at the USA Championships in 2018. He once again represented Team USA at the Athletics World Cup and NACAC Championships.
He ended up signing to run professionally for Nike after his college career was over.
He sports personal best of 44.23 in the 400m, 20.35 in the 200m, and has 4 global medals. Kahmari is extremely excited and eager to teach the next generation and continue their development.
Aiyanna Hilton is the girls sprint coach at Plainfield South and joined the club in summer of 2026. She ran at Plainfield South High School where she is part of the school record 4×400m relay. She went on to compete D1 at University of Illinois-Chicago where she ran in multiple Horizon League Conference Meets. She was a 3x State Qualifier in high school and has had great successes in her first year as a sprints coach at Plainfield South.
Shelley Christensen has coached at both the high school and college level. She has coached at Plainfield Central and Plainfield South and served as the throws coach at the University of St Francis for 7 years. At USF, Shelley had 4 national qualifiers and 1 All-American.
Shelley competed collegiately at Central Michigan University where she specialized in the discus and hammer. She has coached at Plainfield Central and Plainfield South and served as the throws coach at the University of St Francis for 7 years. At USF, Shelley had 4 national qualifiers and 1 All-American.
Shelley competed collegiately at Central Michigan University where she specialized in the discus and hammer.
BJ Sorg is an assistant coach with the club and currently runs for North Central College in Naperville, IL where he is a 3x National Qualifier and Second-Team All-American as a sophomore in the 10,000m. Sorg has run 14:29 in the 5K, 24:10 in the 8K in XC, and 29:47 in the 10K. Sorg ran at Plainfield South High School where he was an All-Stater and part of the 2022 State Championship Cross Country Team for Plainfield South.
BJ will help coach our distance athletes.
Cuyler Jones is a junior at Plainfield South on the boys cross country and track & field teams. Cuyler is a top student in his class and knows a great deal about the human anatomy. Cuyler works with our distance athletes on strengthening exercises and stretching to help our athletes prevent getting injured.
Joshua Cygan is an assistant coach with the club and currently competes for the University of Milwaukee Track and Field Team. Josh was the Horizon League Conference Champion this past year in the Discus and was ranked the 24th best Freshman in the Discus for the Country. Josh competed at Plainfield South where he was 3rd in the Discus at the IHSA State Meet throwing 185 feet.
Josh will work with our throwers.
Josh Bayles is an assistant coach with the club and coaches cross country at Ira Jones Middle School. Josh ran at St. Joseph-Ogden High School in Central Illinois for high school under current Plainfield North Head Coach Andy Derks! Josh has helped the club greatly including coaching our 11-12 girls cross country team to a 4th place finish at XC Nationals!
Josh will work with our distance runners.
Shawn Edwards has taught step dance and choreographed dance routines for high schoolers for 4 years. He also taught step dance to elementary school kids in a program called 'Dance for Change' through the City of Aurora Youth Development Center for 2 years. He later moved into a City of Aurora elementary School and taught step dance to first and third graders for 2 years. For the past 3 years, he has taught step dance and lead line dance classes for adults over 50 years old and senior communities.
When Coach Andy Derks reached out and asked me to coach the Pitbulls last year, he says he thought he was joking. According to him he was terribly overweight and not a runner at all. He is very thankful and grateful that Derks asked because he has lost and kept off 100 lbs. He am an avid runner and can now run 10 miles. Running has changed his life!
When it comes to teaching kids new things, things they thought they could never do, it's a priceless gift that fills his bucket. He feels that with positive praise, encouragement, and education, the possibilities for accomplishments are endless.
His motto has always been to lead with love. He will continue to do so this season and the seasons to come.
Kendra Frigo started running when she was 6 years old. Her grade school had an annual fun run, and she progressed from the 1-mile, to the 5k, to the 10k. She continued to run throughout junior high and high school, both in cross-country and in track. Her best event was the 2-mile, and she was fortunate enough to be on a high school team that went to State.
In 2010, after having her 2 children (both runners!), she took up endurance athletics. Since then, she has completed 25 stand alone marathons, 3 Ironman triathlons, a 50k, and a 50-miler. Her favorite accomplishments were her 1st Ironman in Lake Placid, and her first Boston Marathon in 2018.
She always tell herself that she does not Have to run, she Gets to run. She is honored and excited to be an assistant coach for the Plainfield Pitbulls. She is enthusiastic and bring a lot of positive energy. She looks forward to instilling the love of running in the next generation of runners.
History
Carson Vittorio founded the Plainfield Pack TFCC club in 2025 to provide better service to middle school and youth track and field/cross country athletes in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. The club is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and focuses on its mission to build community, teach fundamentals, and have fun.
That mission emerged from two impulses. The first was to critique existing club sports, which focus too often on high achievement, extensive time commitment, travel, and expensive fees. Instead, we created a local community where kids could build friendships and learn the sports of track and field/cross country in a safe and fun environment.
The second impulse was to collaborate with local coaches rather than establish ownership. Plainfield Pack TFCC is not a “feeder” for any local high school. Instead, it is a collaborative partnership between Plainfield Pack TFCC, middle school, and high school coaches all working to build friendships across schools and meaningful relationships with kids.
Impact
It is our sincerest hope that our athletes continue to participate in track and field /cross country at the high school and collegiate levels. Whether the athlete is an elite performer or an enthusiastic participant, we hope that they continue to add their expertise and enthusiasm beyond the middle school and high school level.
Another aspiration is for kids from different schools to develop meaningful relationships with each other. This sport at times can be really difficult, but the friendships that are gained along the way are lifelong assets.