Kellogg Community College cross-country (XC) head coach Tom Shaw has taken both the men’s and women’s teams to new heights after taking over the program five years ago. Stepping into this role was a bit unexpected, however.
Shaw spent years coaching other sports, most notably baseball, at the collegiate level before becoming KCC’s athletic director.
“I thought that I might get back into coaching eventually after retiring in 2022, but initially I just wanted to step away from everything for a few years,” Shaw explained. “I had started wrapping my head around the idea of calling it quits before 2021, with the COVID pandemic tipping the scales.”…