2024
COACHING STAFF

Jim Lee - Girls Head Coach - hurdles/sprints/high jump
Coach Lee graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1988. He was an assistant coach on the Mason City Girls Track and Field team from 1996-2010 before taking over as the head coach in 2011.  Coach Lee will be entering his 14th year as the girls head coach, his 29th year with the  girls program, and his 31st year coaching track and field overall.
Coach Lee is a USA Level 1 Certified Track and Field Coach.
jilee@masoncityschools.org
Roman Ott - Assistant Coach - throws/long jump
Coach Ott will be entering his 8th year coaching Riverhawk Girls Track and Field and is also the offensive line coach for the Riverhawk football team.
coachottmc@gmail.com
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Mason City Riverhawk Girls Track and Field
Aaron Hardcastle - Assistant Coach - middle distance/distance
Coach Hardcastle graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2019.  This will be Coach Hardcastle's 1st year with the Mason City Girls Track and Field Program and 4th year overall coaching high school track and field.  He is also an assistant coach for the Mason City High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Program. Coach Hardcastle ran 2 years of cross country and track while at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City and is a 2015 graduate from MCHS.
ahardcastle@masoncityschools.org
                                           2023 Staff:
Coach Thornblade, Coach Lee, Coach Ott, and Coach Martinez