Employee Bios

Bill Dennison-Owner

            Bill's love for running is what made his life long dream of opening a specialty running store a reality.  Bill  is currently  the head coach 
            at Mentor High School of both the boys and girls cross country teams and the distance boys coach in track.  While coaching the 
            Mentor High School girls team, Coach Dennison has led the team to two league championships and was named the  LEL coach of 
            the year in 2004 & 2005.  He has led the girls team to the regional finals in all 3 years and has high hopes of taking a trip to the state 
            meet in the near future.  In 2006, he led senior Danielle Davis as an individual to the state meet. 

            While being the head coach of the Mentor High School boys team, Coach Dennison has led the team to two league championships 
            and was named LEL Coach of the Year in 2005 & 2006.  In 2006 the team was the district runner up, 3rd at the regional meet and 
            placed 5th at the state meet. In 2007, the team was district runner-up, 4th at the regional meet and 8th place at the state meet.

            In 2006, Coach Dennison was named the OTFCCC District Coach of the Year, The News Herald Coach of the Year and named  the 
            State Coach of the Year by the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches.

            Coach Dennison is a 1994 graduate of Mentor High School , where he was captain and MVP of the cross country team and 
            captain  of the track team. He attended Mount Union College where he ran cross country and track. While at Mount, Coach Dennison 
            ran on teams that were nationally ranked every year and he is also a school and conference record holder.  In his free time, he likes 
            to be outdoors and spending time with his family.

Mark Mendeszoon- Owner

Terese Dennison- Owner
        Terese went to Bowling Green State University and Lake Erie College where she played fastpitch and volleyball. She wasn't a 
              runner (just a sprinter) until she married Bill Dennison, and then how could she not run?   This will be her 4th year coaching at 
              Mentor High School as the assistant girls cross country coach.  Running with the girls on a daily basis made her love for the sport 
              grow.  Only running since 2003, she has taken 2 years off due to pregnancy.    Her 5K PR is 20:32.


Kris Mendeszoon- Owner

 

Pat McCloskey- Manager
        Pat has been at Achilles since the beginning and is the backbone of the whole operation.  Two days before our opening day, she 
              broke her foot and began running the store in a cast.  Since the tragic break, she has tried to start running, but due to her injury she 
              is unable to do so.  Although, she is an avid walker.  Pat can relate to many of the customers who come here with foot issues, due 
              to her own foot problems.  She is the "Mom" to the store and its employees and we couldn't go on without her.  Being with runners 
              day in and day out and going to many road races, she has become very knowledgeable in the sport of running.

        

Scott Gill- Footwear Specialist

             Scott is a new member of our team, who brings much knowledge to our staff. He is the son of former cross country and track coach 
             Don Gill.   Scott is from Ashtabula, Ohio where he ran for Ashtabula Harbour High.   He then went to Kent State University, 
            Ashtabula Branch where he ran cross country.  He has been in the running specialty business since 1983 and is still an active 
            masters runner.  Scott started running at age 4 and he still averages between 70-90 miles a week.  

 

Leilani McCloskey

            A key component to our staff, Leilani has been here for 1.5 years.  She enjoys aerobics, cooking, reading and traveling.  Although 
           she currently isnt running, she's very knowledgeable about the sport.   She spends most of her time with her two children ages 7 & 4.  
           Her favorite shoe  is the Mizuno Wave Nirvana because it has nice support and helps with her pronating.


Tom McKrill

        Tom is a Lake Catholic High School alumni grad, where he was a track & field standout for 4 years.  He is currently attending Notre 
              Dame College of Ohio, where he competes on the track & field team.  This year, he qualified for the national meet.  Some of his 
              PRs include:    100M: 10.93,    200M: 22.79,   400M: 49.89,     Long Jump: 20’ 6”.   Tom started running in the 6th grade, because 
              his neighborhood friend was on a track team. He quit for 2 years because it was boring, and he hated running. Then in High School 
              he started running again and have been ever since.  He is majoring in Intelligence and Analysis at Notre Dame College . My goal 
              is to work for the Intelligence Agency for the Government and receive my Ph D. in my field. His favorite shoe is the Mizuno Wave  
             Creation.


David Jacobson

        David is currently a senior at Chardon High School and plans on attending Heidleberg College in the fall.  After a long season of 
        illness, he is back on his game.  Last year he was a regional qualifier in the 1600M .  He has been a member of the Maple Leaf Track 
        Club for 4 years.  David started running in 7th grade because his friend's mom was the cross country coach.  David's PRs include: 
        800M 2:02,  1600M  4:28.  His favorite shoe is the Brooks Adrenaline.


  John Distler

       John is a Mentor High School Alumni who currently is attending Heidleberg College where he runs cross country and track.  In his final 
         season of cross country at Mentor, John helped lead his team, as the number 1 runner,  to the state meet and a 5th place finish.  This 
         was the highest finish by Mentor since the 80's.  Some of John's PRs include:  400M: 53 seconds,  800M: 2:01,   1600M: 4:29,         
         3200M: 9:53,  5K: 16:19,  10K: 35:30.  He started running in  7th grade Track.  His grandfather died and after going through old   
         pictures of him, he saw that he ran track, and vowed to try it.  John's favorite shoe is the Brooks Glycerin.

    

Hayley Ebersbacher

A senior at West Geauga High School, Hayley is an outstanding sprinter and a key component to her team.  
Some PRs include: 100M  12.8, 200M  26.7,   4x100M  50.1,  4x400M  3:58.  She is no stranger to the state meet and will hopefully make it back there again this year.  She started running in 7th grade because she thought it was sweet.  She thought she was pretty fast at the time and needed to get into shape.  Her favorite shoe is the Mizuno Wave Inspire.  Hayley also plays soccer for West Geauga in the fall.

 

Stephen Schulz

           Stephen is currently a junior at Mentor High School and is a major player for the varsity distance team in track and the cross         
           country team in the fall.   Some PRs include: 800M   2:02.4,  1600M  4:32.5,  3200M  9:41.5,  5K  16:21.  The past 2 years in cross 
           country, Stephen helped lead his team to the state meet with hopes of going back for a third year.  He started running in 3rd grade 
           because his dad signed him up and hasnt stopped since.  His favorite shoe is the Saucony Triumph 4.

 

Sam Znidarsic

Mary Pat Martin

Jason Snyder