Coaching Staff

Coach Duerk Brewer is passionate about developing athletes and helping them reach their full potential. He discovered his own talent for running late, joining cross country his senior year after competing in swimming and football. He later returned to the sport through road races and XTERRA triathlons.

Brewer has coached at ALA Queen Creek since 2013 and previously assisted with a local USATF club. He founded and led Queen Creek Lightning, USATF club for distance runners, for six years and now coaches club track with Arizona Speedstars. He has guided multiple athletes to the USATF Junior Olympic Nationals in Track and Cross Country.

As assistant and head coach for ALA QC's Junior High girls cross country team, Brewer helped lead them to 10 consecutive state titles (2013–2023). In 2023, he took over the High School program, leading the girls to back-to-back AIA State Championships (2023, 2024) and the boys to their highest finishes in school history (3rd in 2023, 2nd in 2024).  He was recognized in 2024 USATFCCA Arizona Girls High School Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Outside of coaching, Brewer is the COO of a commercial real estate brokerage. He and his wife Sue, a teacher and coach at ALA QC, have eight children, four ALA QC graduates and three currently enrolled.

Coaching Accomplishments

• • Coached the ALA QC Girls High School Cross Country Team to Back-to-back AIA State Championship Titles in 2023 and 2024

  • Coached the 2024 ALA QC Boys High School Cross Country Team to State Runners-up

  • Coached ALA QC JH Girls to 10 Consecutive CAA State Titles

  • Coached 2 Boys JH cross country State Titles and 6 time runner-up.

  • Coached 4 individual Girls JH State Champions, 4 runners-up and had 6 girls voted as CAA Runner of the Year.

  • Coached 2 Individual JH Boys State Champs and 3 boys voted as CAA Runner of the Year.

  • Coached ALA Queen Creek Boys JH Track to 7 CAA State Titles and Girls Track to 8 State Titles.

  • Coached Tally Call to 7th Place Finish in the 1500m at the 2023 National Junior Olympics and a 5th place finish in 2024

  • Coached Distance for AIA D3 State Runner-up for Boys and Girls HS Track in 2024  and 

  • Head Track Coach for Boys Runner-up in 2025

  • Coached 2024 AIA Girls D3 4x800 State Champions

  • Coached 2025 AIA Boys D3 4x800 State Champions

  • Coached Tally Call to individual AIA D3 800M State Title in 2024

  • Coached Talya Workman to AIA D3 3200M State Runner-up 

  • Voted as Boys or Girls Coach of the year for Cross Country or Track 15 times by peers

  • Awarded the JH Coaches "Vinny Award" By the CAA in 2021 for outstanding sportsmanship

  • USATFCCA Girls High School Cross Country Coach of the Year - Arizona 2024

Coach Jeremy Klomp joined the HS Cross Country coaching staff in 2023 and helped the girls to their first ever AIA Cross Country State Championship.  Coach Klomp also coached hurdles, long jump, and triple jump with the High School and Junior High Track teams in 2023 and 2024.  

Coaching Accomplishments

• • Coached the ALA QC Girls High School Cross Country Team to back-to back State Championship Titles in 2023 and 2024

  • Coached both ALA QC High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Team to sectional wins in 2023 and 2024

  • Coached ALA QC High School Boys Cross Country to 3rd Place finish in 2023 and State Runners-up in 2024

  • Coached Long Jump & Triple Jump for AIA D3 State Runner-up for Boys and Girls HS Track in 2024 and boys in 2025

  • Coached Long Jumper Ava Bajc to an Individual AIA D3 State Championship title in 2025

  • Coached 2023 CAA JH State Champion Boys and Girls Track Team

  • Coached  2024 CAA JH State Runner-up Boys and Girls Track Team