Dr. BJ Steketee
Dr. BJ started speed skating in 1989 at the age of 10. He started on the traditional roller skates and within two years was a US National Bronze Medalist. He made the switch over to Short Track Ice Speed Skating in 1993. In his first season of ice he captured multiple State and Regional Titles and won a bronze medal at short track Nationals. In 1994 he switched back to inline speed skates and qualified for the USA Junior World Championship Team earning top three medals in all 6 distances at the Outdoor National Championships in Colorado Springs, CO. In 1995 he moved up a division to skate with the World Class Men and was voted Most Improved Male Skater of the Year by USA Roller Sports and placed in the top 5 overall in the US National Point Circuit at the end of the season. In 1997 and 1998 he qualified for the USA Senior World Championship Team as an alternate. 1998 would also be the year in which he began mentoring and coaching athletes of all ages. In 1999 he received a full ride sponsorship to live in Europe and compete internationally in Professional Marathon Circuits. He won a total of 13 Titles and finished 2nd, 2nd & 4th in the three overall points series circuits in the 2 years he lived there. In 2001 he officially retired from professional inline speed skating to pursue his Doctorate degree and continued coaching part time and started his own speed skating team while living away at school. Though out the next 8 years, while earning his Doctorate degree, he coached countless USA National Medalists, over 15 National Champions and assisted in coaching multiple World Champions. In 2006 he made his return to racing and won a few more National Championships. In 2011 he stepped back into professional racing and tried out for Team USA World Championship Team and finished 12th overall in the nation at the age of 34. In 2012 he raced professionally in the National Speed Skating Circuit finishing in the top 5 season overall and earned a bronze medal racing against skaters half his age. He also tried out again for Team USA in which he finished 8th overall in the nation making him the team alternate. At the end of 2012 he switched over to racing on the bike. From 2012 he worked his way up through the ranks of road cycling winning over 30 state and regional races and 2 state championships. He is currently working on his Diplomate in Chiropractic Sports Medicine and os continuing to race in the Cat 2 division on the bike. In 2014 the USA World Championship Team and Staff invited him to come to a training camp in Florida to take care of them during their residency training before the World Inline Speed Championships in Argentina. From 2016 to 2020 Dr. BJ was officially named as staff with the USA World Championship Team and traveled to Nanjing China twice, Heerde Netherlands and Barcelona Spain where Team USA brought home several medals and 3 World Championship Speed Skating Gold Medals. Dr. BJ is still coaching inline speed skating, alongside his wife, athletes of all ages and abilities at a local roller rink where his team resides.
Personal Achievements:
Professional:
2007 Bachelors in Science
2007 Doctorate of Chiropractic
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
2014 Team USA World Team Sports Physician, Buenos Aires Argentina
2016 & 2017 Team USA World Team Sports Physician, Nanjing China
2018 - Team USA World Team Sports Physician, Heerde Netherlands
2019 Team USA World Team Sports Physician, Barcelona Spain
Athletic:
16 Time US National Champion
33 Time US National Medalist
1994, 97, 98 Team USA World Team Member
1993 Short Track National Bronze medalist
13 Time International Marathon Champion
2011/12 Pro NSC Athlete & Bronze Medal
1997 X-Games Bronze Medalist
40 Time Great Lakes Regional Champion
8 Time Michigan State Champion
Jenny Steketee
Jenny has been on skates since she could walk. Her mother was an competitive artistic skater when she was younger so Jenny had skates on her feet at the young age of three. It was soon apparent that all Jenny wanted to do was go fast. So they bought her some speed skates and let her do just that. She skated her first competitive year in 1994 winning multiple State & Great Lakes Regional championships. She went on to win a Bronze medal at the US National Championships. As a teenager she only raced periodically, due to other interests, but took up coaching in 2000. Since then she has coached over 15 National Champions, many more US National Medalists and has assisted in coaching multiple World Champions. In 2007 after having her 4th child she got back into racing and has won 3 National championships since then along with qualifying for the US World Team in 2011. At the 2011 World championships she finished 27th in the 10K points race on the road and competed on the Women's Relay team on the road. in 2014 she started racing on the bike and worked her way through up through the ranks winning 6 races and a state championship in between having 2 more children (6 children total). She is now getting ready to make yet another comeback to the sport of inline speed skating and cycling after having her sixth child.
Personal Achievements:
3 Time National Champion & Record Holder
2011 USA World Team Member
2011 OBSL Female Speed Skater of the year
16 Time Great Lakes Regional Champion
3 Time International Sprint Champion
Michigan State Champion
Dr. BJ and Jenny Steketee have 6 children. Here are some of their Achievements:
Megan's Personal Achievements (17 yrs old)
Flanders Grand Prix - Ostende Belgium
Road Race - Jr World Class 16th
2018 Outdoor National Team top 10 Jr World Class Ladies
USA National Medalist
10 Time Regional Champion
7 Time Great Lakes Speed League Champion
3 Time Michigan State Champion\
Abby's Personal Achievements (15 yrs Old)
USA National Champion
10 Time Great Lakes Regional Champion
10 Time Great Lakes Speed League Champion
5 Time Michigan State Champion
Trophees des 3 pistes Track Champion - Valence, France
Arena Giesengen Germany 7th Overall - Giesengen, Germany
Grace's Personal Achievements (12 yrs old)
4 Time USA National champion
7 Time Great Lakes Regional Champion
6 Time Great Lakes Speed League Champion
3 Time Michigan State Champion
Elijah's Personal Achievements (9 yrs Old)
2 time USA National Medalist
3 Great Lakes Regional Champion
3 Time Great Lakes Speed League Champion
3 Time Michigan State Champion
Mya's Personal Achievements (6 yrs Old)
6 Time Bronze medalist 2018 Outdoor Nationals Championships
2017 National Competitor (1st Nationals)
Great Lakes Regional Champion
2 Time Great Lakes Speed League Champion
2 Time Michigan State Champion