Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2020

50 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com feature “I coach because I want to make a difference,” explained Tami Dennis , who started coaching the Mount Pleasant Track Club in 2003. “We had 20 kids that first year. We did not win State, but we did the following year.” With 16 years of consecutive State Track & Field and Cross-Country wins, Dennis has exceeded her own expectations for the Mount Pleasant Track Club, which she volunteers her time and unfaltering energy. Today, the MPTC has 300 kids each season, 58 of whom travelled to Madison, Wisconsin, in December to compete in the Junior Olympic Nationals. The team raked in 30 All-American titles, and Dennis credits the kids, their families and her coaches for the success. Said Dennis, “I appreciate that City Hall recognizes the successes we have, and I love that we have Mount Pleasant in our name because we take our pride for our town everywhere we run.” Photo by Juli Kaplan. . l i . | .I t l t. | . stO