Name: Janet Takahashi
Events Coached: Assistant Coach, Cross Country & Distance - Track & Field
Season #: 10
Takahashi is enjoying her tenth year as an assistant coach with the Mustangs Cross Country and Track and Field Teams for the 2023-2024 season.
Janet, an NCCP certified Level 3/Performance Coach, served as head coach for Regina Mundi and Catholic Central High School, in London, for a total of 24 years. During those years she coached numerous teams and individual OFSAA Champions. She also coached with the London Legion Track and Field Club where she helped produce several National Junior Champions who went on the compete at the World, Pan American and Commonwealth Championships.
As an athlete Takahashi competed for Western University in both Cross Country and Track and Field, winning Female Athlete of the Year in her graduating year. She has since been inducted in the Western Cross Country and Track and Field Hall of Fame, as well as the Western Alumni Hall of Fame.
Janet graduated from Western University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education.
Updated Apr. 2023
