The Run Around Iowa

Season 2, Episode 19: A conversation with Iowa Western head track and field coach Doug Marshall


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Doug talks about the Reivers' dominant performance earlier this month en route to winning back-to-back NJCAA women's indoor team championships. He details about joy he feels coaching these athletes and also his saddest times. Doug goes into his recruiting philosophy, which has been successful in starting a pipeline to Kenya for distance runners. He also talks about how track and field first attracted him and how it has continued to draw him in, despite his intent after college to join the workforce in a western Kansas town. He dives into his coaching background that led to Council Bluffs. He also talks about the pivotal role his wife plays and how his young kids now are getting interested in track and field.

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The Run Around IowaBy Lance Bergeson


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