Coach Dwayne Alexis

Nice Unicorns Track Club

www.niceunicornstc.com

Coach Dwayne brings elite experience both as an athlete himself and as a veteran coach. He currently directs the Nice Unicorns Track Club and serves as the Head Boys cross country and track and field coach for Ferris High School, in Jersey City, NJ, all while privately coaching elite middle and high school runners across the Greater NYC area!

Having previously developed New Balance All-Americans and athletes who now compete collegiately in the NCAAs, Coach Dwayne is committed in helping each athlete achieve personal success.

In high school at the Collegiate School in New York City, he won a New York State title in the 4 x 800 meter relay and a national championship in the 4 x mile relay, with that relay running, at the time, the #2 fastest relay in NY State history.

After a successful career at Dartmouth College, where he consistently competed at league and regional championships and briefly professionally (finishing 3rd in the 2014 Brooklyn Marathon). He boasts personal bests of 1:51 (800m) and 3:54 (1500m), 14:47 in the 5000m, and 78:12 in the Half Marathon and 2:58 in the Marathon.

Coach Dwayne transitioned to coaching cross country and track and field as a teacher at the Collegiate School in New York City in 2012.

Certifications

CPR/AED Certified
NFHS Coach Level 2 National Credential

Coaching Success

Collegiate XC and TF Coach

2012 & 2015 New Balance All-Americans (4x800 and DMR)
NYS Champions Indoor/Outdoor 4x800m

Recently Coached Athlete's Personal Bests

2016 • Male

400 Meters hurdles - 56.99

Competed for Yale University

2022 • Male

400m - 51.85 | 800m - 1:55.30 | 1600m - 4:23.31

Competed for Amherst College

2024 • Male

400m - 56.43

Competes at Georgetown University

2024 • Female

1500m - 5:13.17 | 3000m - 11:00.05 | 2k Steeple - 7:53.68

2025 • Male

4x400m indoors - 3:32.84

at the NYS Championships

2026 • Female

800m - 2:21.10 | 1500m - 5:07.18

2026 • Male

800m - 1:56.05 1000m - 2:29.75 1600m - 4:10.16 Mile - 4:11.59 3000m - 8:39.02 3200m - 9:20.00

Methodology

Philosophy

1. Focused and Structured Individual Specific Training

Athletes develop a plan for their season, year, and beyond, consciously working within constraints to build a realistic and optimal plan.

2. Consistent Simplicity

Athlete centered, tried and true best practices built on past experience, focusing on aerobic fitness, muscular strength building, mechanics improvement and stabilization, and executive functioning.

3. Emphasis on the Whole Athlete

Developing all strengths including non-athletic focuses, sleep, nutrition, and sport-life balance.

4. Achieve Success Through Positivity and Forward-Thinking Growth Mindset

Utilizing the theories of Carol Dweck and Malcolm Gladwell to unlock potential over long stretches of time and sustained dedication.

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Meet the Nice Unicorns - The Club

The club offers athletes the opportunity to train and compete together without the constraints of a school team. We work with the athlete to create the appropriate workout to meet their plan and coordinate between athletes to provide better training situations.

Open to any dedicated athlete willing to do the work; no formal application required.

Services Offered

Individualized training plans (weekly)
Start-and-end of season consultations
Goal setting sessions
Dedicated training sessions
Training and competition opportunities with the Nice Unicorns Track Club

* All services rendered with a monthly retainer fee covering the extent of the season.

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