PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Marshall’s Marie Sample named Section 2AA Coach of the Year
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MARSHALL -- The Marshall School Board recognized Tiger girls cross country coach Marie Sample on Monday, in honor of Sample being named Section 2AA Coach of the Year.
Section 2AA awarded Sample the recognition after the Tiger girls team won the Section 2AA cross country championship in Minnetrista last week. Marshall Superintendent Jeremy Williams said Sample has had a long record of cross country and track and field coaching success for the Tigers. The team also won the Big South Conference championship earlier this season.
Williams also read comments from MPS Activities Director Rick Purrington at Monday's school board meeting.
"Marie is a first-rate coach in every way," Purrington said. "She's able to find that extraordinary balance of grooming one of the most competitive teams in the state, while also creating a family-like atmosphere among her runners that is caring, positive, and supportive. Coach Sample is truly the model of coaching success."
The Tiger girls cross country team will travel to Northfield this weekend for the state AA meet.