Women’s Cross Country/Track Names Graduate Assistant
8/16/2023 2:30:00 PM | Cross Country, Track and Field
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga women's cross country/track has named McKenna Lee-Hansen as a Graduate Assistant. She will join Head Coach Jake Stewart for the next two years as she completes a master's degree in Organizational Leadership.
"We're incredibly excited for McKenna to be joining our program," Stewart said. "She brings with her a wealth of knowledge, talent, and experience competing and operating in a highly competitive program. Her addition to the staff will have a great impact on our group of women now and moving forward."
Prior to Gonzaga, Lee-Hansen earned a bachelor's degree in Strategic Business Management with a minor in Family Studies at BYU. During her collegiate career, the North Ogden native was a part of a National Champion Cross Country Team in 2020 and a National Runner-Up Cross Country Team in 2021. During the 2022-23 Indoor Track season, Lee-Hansen recorded a top-20 5k time of 15:45, a mark which currently ranks fourth all-time at BYU.
"I'm super excited to be working under Coach Stewart. He is a great coach and a great person, and I have a lot to learn from him," Lee-Hansen said. "He has created an amazing team culture, and I am thrilled to be a part of this program, and to start my coaching with someone who is willing to let me gain real experience and see this sport from a whole new perspective."
Now residing in Spokane, Lee-Hansen is married to her husband, Blake, who is attending medical school at the UW Spokane Campus.
"We're incredibly excited for McKenna to be joining our program," Stewart said. "She brings with her a wealth of knowledge, talent, and experience competing and operating in a highly competitive program. Her addition to the staff will have a great impact on our group of women now and moving forward."
Prior to Gonzaga, Lee-Hansen earned a bachelor's degree in Strategic Business Management with a minor in Family Studies at BYU. During her collegiate career, the North Ogden native was a part of a National Champion Cross Country Team in 2020 and a National Runner-Up Cross Country Team in 2021. During the 2022-23 Indoor Track season, Lee-Hansen recorded a top-20 5k time of 15:45, a mark which currently ranks fourth all-time at BYU.
"I'm super excited to be working under Coach Stewart. He is a great coach and a great person, and I have a lot to learn from him," Lee-Hansen said. "He has created an amazing team culture, and I am thrilled to be a part of this program, and to start my coaching with someone who is willing to let me gain real experience and see this sport from a whole new perspective."
Now residing in Spokane, Lee-Hansen is married to her husband, Blake, who is attending medical school at the UW Spokane Campus.
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