Season 3, Episode 24: A chat Iowa Central assistant and ex-Dubuque Senior runner MacKenzie Gaherty

MacKenzie talks about her new coaching job at her alma mater - Iowa Central Community College - and the process of coming back to coach with director of track and field Dee Brown. She also explains why she enjoys Fort Dodge so much. The former Dubuque Senior standout explains what she learned from coaching at Gustavus Adolphus in Minnesota last spring and when she knew she wanted to become a runner in college. MacKenzie tells the story of how she ended up at Iowa Central and then at Minnesota State. She talks about her memorable final cross country season with Minnesota State when the Mavericks made history by qualifying for nationals. McKenzie also details a big reason why Dubuque produces so many standout runners.