About the Author

Former track coach at California STate University, Hayward and jump coach for the 1980 U.S. Olympic and 1983 Pan American Games track and field teams, Jim Santos is director of Families for Special Olympics International. The throws coach for the 1984 U.S. Olympic track and field team and the 1976 PAC-10 Coach of the Year, Ken Shannon is head track coach at the University of Washington.