2008 Women's Cross Country

Jim Cottingham
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COACH PROFILE
Jim Cottingham - Assistant Coach

A lifelong runner, Jim Cottingham was a cross country and track and field captain at the University of Chicago, where he still ranks among the all-time top 10 performers at 800 meters.

Following graduation, he continued competition for nine years as a middle distance runner for the University of Chicago Track Club. During this time he also worked as the assistant coach of the University of Chicago varsity team and the University of Chicago Track Club. In this capacity he worked with track and cross country athletes at all levels, including beginners, collegiate cross country All-Americans, elite post-collegiate athletics, and a few world record holders.

Cottingham began coaching cross country at Coe in 1995, where he is also a professor of physics and a world-recognized researcher in the field of acoustics. Coach Cottingham is also a former assistant track coach at Coe and is the head boys' track and field coach at West Branch High School.

 
2008 Women's Cross Country Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
 Petra CrabbsFR Redfield, IowaPanorama
 Stephanie DolezalSO Solon, IowaSolon
 Danielle FischbachJR Eagle River, AlaskaEagle River
 Katie FloresSR Erie, Colo.Erie
 Linda FreihaSR Cedar Rapids, IowaKennedy
 Naomi HillsmanSR North Liberty, IowaIowa City West
 Michelle KlobassaSO Elma, IowaRiceville
 Kimberly KudaJR Cedar Rapids, IowaJefferson
 Caelan LambSR Iowa City, IowaWest
 Sheena LehmannSO Wadena, IowaValley
 Emily MaehlFR Beecher, Ill.Beecher
 Elizabeth MatthiasSO Readlyn, IowaWapsie Valley
 Jessica RobisonJR Iowa City, IowaCity
 Keri SchaeferSO Cedar Rapids, IowaKennedy
 Kiley SchaumleffelJR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.Wilmer Amina Carter
 Ashley SchnellSO Lincoln, Neb.North Star
 Staci WergerFR Elkader, IowaCentral
 Heather WhiteJR Dysart, IowaUnion
Elaine Rydze - Head Coach
Brian Flynn - Assistant Coach
Jim Cottingham - Assistant Coach