Roosevelt High School is pleased to announce Sara Schwendinger as the new Boys Cross Country Coach. Schwendinger currently serves as an assistant coach for the boys track program and works with many of the runners as a middle and long distance coach for the Roughriders.
Coach Schwendinger is an accomplished runner herself having completed the Boston Marathon and was also named the 2017 Iowa Games Female Athlete of the Year.
Roosevelt Activities Administrator Todd Gordon said "We are thrilled to have Sara lead our boys cross country program. She brings a passion and excitement that will be contagious for the program and the school".
Coach Schwendinger added "I am excited and honored to accept the position of Head Boys Cross Country Coach at Des Moines Roosevelt. I look forward to building a program that supports, encourages and inspires runners at all levels and where success is based on strength, dedication and passion of all".