Introducing the LAHS XC Coaching Team!!!!
Head Coach Varsity: Steph MacKenzie stephmack75@gmail.com
Coach Steph has been running competitively for over 30 years! She has coached cross country and the distance track group at LAHS since 2016. She competed in track & cross country in Canada and New Zealand and currently competes for West Valley Track Club. Steph has a strong interest in exercise physiology and believes it is important for athletes to understand the science behind the workouts they are given. She believes in keeping the workouts interesting and loves exploring new trails, especially if they lead to the top of a mountain. She hopes to encourage everyone on the team to become lifelong runners.
Coach Steph has been running competitively for over 30 years! She has coached cross country and the distance track group at LAHS since 2016. She competed in track & cross country in Canada and New Zealand and currently competes for West Valley Track Club. Steph has a strong interest in exercise physiology and believes it is important for athletes to understand the science behind the workouts they are given. She believes in keeping the workouts interesting and loves exploring new trails, especially if they lead to the top of a mountain. She hopes to encourage everyone on the team to become lifelong runners.
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Bregje Lawlor lawlorbregje@gmail.com
Coach Bregje, Coach B for short, is originally from Holland but she lived in Ireland for many years too. She moved to America a few years ago. She is a Physical Therapist and worked with children for 15 years in Ireland. She will be taking charge of the core workout that the kids do everyday to train and strengthen their running muscles and she will be working on specific exercises to prevent injury. Coach B assisted the Cross Country team last year and was part of the Track and Field team. Coach B was in High School in London where she did not run but was part of the Swim Team.
Coach Bregje, Coach B for short, is originally from Holland but she lived in Ireland for many years too. She moved to America a few years ago. She is a Physical Therapist and worked with children for 15 years in Ireland. She will be taking charge of the core workout that the kids do everyday to train and strengthen their running muscles and she will be working on specific exercises to prevent injury. Coach B assisted the Cross Country team last year and was part of the Track and Field team. Coach B was in High School in London where she did not run but was part of the Swim Team.
Varsity Assistant Coach: Andrew Zaeske azaeske@gmail.com
Coach Andrew is a track and cross country nut - so much so that he'll watch meets where he doesn't know any of the competitors. He's been coaching with LAHS for 7 years in various roles for both XC and Track, and he previously coached youth athletes from ages 8 to 18 in USATF XC and Track. While he's read piles of training philosophy and theory, he likes to apply that practically to the individual athletes to help them reach their goals while avoiding injury. He can be commonly heard shouting out running form and economy improvements. He ran cross country and track in high school and early college.
Coach Andrew is a track and cross country nut - so much so that he'll watch meets where he doesn't know any of the competitors. He's been coaching with LAHS for 7 years in various roles for both XC and Track, and he previously coached youth athletes from ages 8 to 18 in USATF XC and Track. While he's read piles of training philosophy and theory, he likes to apply that practically to the individual athletes to help them reach their goals while avoiding injury. He can be commonly heard shouting out running form and economy improvements. He ran cross country and track in high school and early college.
Frosh/Soph JV Coach: Charles Alexander charlesa1105@gmail.com
Coach Charles coached at LAHS from 2008-2014 and is excited to return and join this great staff led by Coach Steph. He ran high school XC in Virginia then for Stanford and continued to run XC locally and nationally adding road races and marathons all with the Hoka Aggie Running Club. His favorite workout is Lydiard hill bounding + fartlek and his secret weapon is downhill running. He feels the lessons learned during his high school XC experience such as self confidence and discovering what you can achieve through hard work molded him into who he is today and led him to coaching and sharing XC with others. Oh and he loves coming up with Fun Friday ideas and contests!
Coach Charles coached at LAHS from 2008-2014 and is excited to return and join this great staff led by Coach Steph. He ran high school XC in Virginia then for Stanford and continued to run XC locally and nationally adding road races and marathons all with the Hoka Aggie Running Club. His favorite workout is Lydiard hill bounding + fartlek and his secret weapon is downhill running. He feels the lessons learned during his high school XC experience such as self confidence and discovering what you can achieve through hard work molded him into who he is today and led him to coaching and sharing XC with others. Oh and he loves coming up with Fun Friday ideas and contests!
