New Navy women's cross country coach Kim Lewnes is living her dream, but she has the unique challenge of following a Naval Academy legend.
Former head coach Karen Boyle, who retired in May, had been a trailblazer for the women's cross country program for more than three decades. From the time she arrived at the Naval Academy in 1986, she turned the program into one of the most respected in the sport, leading her teams to a 158-23 record and sent seven runners to the NCAA Division I Championship.
Now Boyle has retired, and the baton has been passed to Lewnes, who wants to maintain the same dominant consistency while adding her own wrinkles to the program.
