Coaching tree

Been meaning to post this photo for a while. My wife Heidi enlisted our Hyde Park neighbor and friend Wendy Gross (a highly skilled art teacher and artist) to make this “coaching tree” drawing/painting for me as a Christmas present. It was a humbling present that brought me to tears. This tree is just a start. We would like to ask Wendy to add several of our awesome women’s alums who are now coaches, as well as a few other men who have joined the coaching ranks (Heidi started this thing surreptitiously!). We are proud of all of our alums, including especially those who follow our path into coaching track and cross country. God willing, we’ll add a few more branches during the next few years.