Brian Fitzgerald
Coach Monica Lambert was my coach and trained me to be the best that I can be physically & mentally as a runner on the Bartlett High School track & cross-country team. Monica’s legacy lives on in me through the discipline she taught me that is invaluable throughout the remainder of my life. I plan on paying my knowledge forward to the next generation of student’s and runner’s & Monica’s philosophy will certainly be instilled in the knowledge that I teach to the next generation. Most of what I know about running, I learned from Coach Monica Lambert. Monica’s training methods were simple, efficient, and effective and she was master of results-oriented running and developing winners both on and off the field. During Monica Lambert’s coaching duration at Bartlett High School, it is important to note that Bartlett High School was #1 Best of Preps in Memphis in 1997 and 1998 due to the fact that Monica Lambert’s Bartlett High School Boys & Girls track & cross-country were #1 in Regionals in 1997 and 1998. Bartlett H.S. would not have been #1 without Monica’s amazing cross-country and track teams that she trained! Monica’s excellent coaching produced prominent winners such as Kari Harris, Kristin Furman, Brooke Ruteledge, Jon Stevenson, Nick Kopchak, Jeff Doudrick, and Ben Knoernschild. – Brian Fitzgerald (Bartlett Class of 1999)