Mary’s professional coaching career began at Smith College in Northampton, MA where she founded and coached the Track and Field and Cross Country teams. At Smith, she coached several All-Americans and six national champions. While at Smith, Mary earned her MS in Exercise Physiology and did extensive work with running economy and sub-maximal exercise.
In 1991, Mary returned to her alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison and was the Assistant Coach of Track and Cross Country under legendary distance coach Peter Tegen. During her tenure there, the University of Wisconsin teams topped the Big Ten Conference, boasted 21 National Champions, and won 90 Big Ten Individual and Relay Championships.
In 2002, Mary joined the staff at Madison Memorial High School and the team won it’s first State Track championship since 1979.
As a competitor, Mary ran for the University of Wisconsin and was a multi-time Big Ten Conference pentathlon and long jump champion. She bicycle raced thru-out her time on the East Coast, and has taken up master’s swimming in the past few years. She is also an avid skier and golfer