Year 57 of Camp: Historic, Personalized, Genuine, Safe and Social Environment.
Meet NCAA Coaches/Athletes & Professional Runners!
The oldest camp in the nation! @ Eagle Village:
17201 Adventure Rd, Hersey, MI 49639
Families say we are the best camp in the USA because we provide an amazing Camper Experience designed to develop personal bests and life-long health! Our teaching and programs have produced State and National Champions as well as professional runners! Our Campers and Staff have excelled at the high school, college and professional levels!
Our Mission is to continue to be the best running camp in Michigan and in the nation by helping all runners have a fun and healthy experience with the sport of running! We strive to teach all aspects of running, leadership, team building, positive mental, emotional, and physical skills! We are passionate about education and developing people with World Class Instruction!
Team rates for 7 or more attending together!
700 Acres of Trails, plus Great Roads, Rails Trails @ Eagle Village, Hersey, MI
Our first 50 years were located at Wolverine Camps (HQ1) 1969-2018. Since 2019, we are "HQ2", the oldest XC Camp in the nation!
We develop athletes to be the best version of themselves through performance and life leadership! We offer a huge variety of fun activities and educational options! We will have professional coaches, athletes, NCAA coaches/athletes, and excellent guest speakers from across the country/world. We provide a distance running camp for teens (individuals) or summer running camp for high school athletes! Having produced three Footlocker National Champions has helped us stay a top running camp in the U.S. A preseason cross country camp for all ages.
Founded with John Osler in 1969, and continued with Kermit Ambrose in the 1970s-1990's, both Stu ('71) and Dr. Drew ('89), began as campers, then counselors, co-directors and directors. Many of our staff have been with us since the mid 1990's. We have both evolved with current science and remained stead-fast in the hard work traditions of Kermit. We still eliminate electronics and cell phones and focus on running, education, and relationships.
We have an excellent staff who teach leadership skills in the dorms, in running and in our educational programs. We teach communication, teamwork and educational components. We teach many lifestyle choices to help athletes return to their teams as a better teammate and person. Our programming is designed to enhance all coaching philosophies. We teach mechanics, nutrition, sports psychology, goal setting, attitude, teamwork and other ideas that enhance all programs.
CAMPERS CAN REGISTER FOR THE EXTRA DAY AT THE CHARLEVOIX RACES AND PRO MILE. STAY TO RUN THE EXTRA RACE FOR RUN AND WATCH PROFESSIONALS, SOME OF WHOM ARE ON STAFF, RACE THE RYAN SHAY MILE.
ON BONUS DAY, WE BUS CAMPERS TO CHARLEVOIX ON SATURDAY FOR AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
2:00-3:30 Registration
4:00-10:00 Short Run (Optional), Form Analysis, Social Activities, Meet Other Campers, Dorm Discussions
10:00 Lights Out!
7:45 Breakfast, cleaning, mingle with counselors
9:00 Motivational Speakers
10:00 Warm-up & Trail Run
12:00 Lunch
2:00 Warm-up, dynamics
3:00 Circuit Training, Adventure Run, Swimming
5:00 Dinner
6:00-8:00 Climbing, High Ropes, Swimming
8:30 Snack Time
8:30-10:45 Social Time
9:30am Parents arrive
9:30-10:45am Final Run, Open to Families/Coaches
10:45am Closing Ceremonies
11:00am Campers check-out
Coach Stu Scholl: All American Cross Country Runner, former Wolverine Camper and Director of Wolverine Cross Country Camp. Stu School brings 52 years of coaching, camp & running experience to HQ2. He trained and coached alongside camp founder, Kermit Ambrose. Stu is an organic farmer in Montague. He is a lifelong supporter of healthy living, eating, running and activity! Stu brings discipline, fun, safety, health, stories, and even organic food to the camp.
Ass't Director: Megan O'neil Professional Running for Hanson's-Brooks, Olympic Trials Qualifer, Former Counselor, 2:34 marathoner. Fan favorite at the Ryan Shay Mile!
Ass't Director, Justin Desloover: Registered Dietitian, Former Camper, Counselor, Staff Manager, Check out Justin as a Professional
Coach Drew Ludtke. : Coached at the college level from 2000-2021, including eight years of NCAA D1. Dr. Drew Ludtke coached 14 NCAA DIII Individual Titles, Two NCAA team titles, seven NCAA Records, three international records, and over 200 school records. With 25 years of camp experience, Drew continues to develop excellence in every athlete through fun, engaging & challenging workouts.
Collegiate Expert: Sean Smith Bio, California Baptist University, Head Cross Country Coach, former counselor. In Smith's first season with the CBU, he helped guide the men's cross-country team to its second Nationals berth in program history and its highest finish ever at Nationals with a 13th place finish. Sean Smith was previously the head coach of Azusa Pacific cross country and an assistant coach for Cougar track & field. Smith helped guide the women’s track & field program to Division II national titles in 2021 & 2023. Coached a 13:14 5K runner who placed 4th @ NCAA's.
CAMPER TO STAFF RATIO: Typically 4:1
What is the LODGING: Entirely modern housing with bathrooms built in.
Requests: You can request roommates.
Discounts: early discount by Jan 1 and rates may rise slightly at the beginning of each month (register early)
Nutrition: All dietary requests are accommodated by an excellent kitchen staff!
Positives of Camp: Improve 5K times, Train with college Coaches, build endurance, speed, strength, advanced training for XC runners, prepare for the fall Cross country season, running form and injury prevention.
Herbert Lindsay: Former World Record Holder, Half Marathon
Dave Hodgkinson: Biomechanics Expert, Motivational Speaker, One of the best coaches in Michigan History
Greg Lautenslager: former NCAA D1 Coach who moved to New Zealand. Has developed an Olympian & many All Americans. 4 X Olympic Trials Qualifier. Auther of Following the Flame & Ghosts of the Gridiron. Head Coach @ Hill College
Megan O'neil:
Sean Smith:
Plus Stu/Drew and more speakers will attend...
Where do you run? We run on dirt trails, dirt roads, and around wooded forests and lakes. Camp offers 700 acres and we only venture off camp to a rails/trails and to beautiful dirt roads with rolling hills!
Why HQ2: We are the oldest camp in the nation and always trying to improve! We are the only state licensed XC Camp in the state which is an extra safety layer of training and responsibility for our staff. We are inspected by the state each year.
Social and Experience-Based: Unforgettable running camp experience, meet other serious high school runners, team bonding and training, cross country team camp, safe and supervised teen running camp, affordable high school training camp.