Art and Linda Kranick

Girls' Cross Country
2004 Coach of the Year

Art and Linda Kranick

Saratoga Springs High School

Saratoga Springs,
New York

Impact Statement

” If you want to succeed, you have to put in the time and effort” -The Kranick’s coaching philosophy

Biography

On the girls’ side of Girl’s Cross Country coaches, the ultra-successful spousal coaching tandem of Art and Linda Kranick of Saratoga Springs, New York collected national coach of the year honors as their Blue Streaks finished as the top-ranked team among all female cross country squads nationwide in 2004.

The Kranick’s have been coaching at Saratoga Springs since 1985. The partnership works as they both know their strengths and make it work. Over the last few decades they have coached multiple Sectional, State, and National champions and participants.

In 2018 the Kranick’s led Saratoga Springs back to the winner’s circle as the Blue Streaks claimed a 15th place in the New York State Championships.


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Records

  • Coached multiple Champions: Sectional, State, & National
  • Coached 15 State Girls' Cross Country State Championship Teams
  • Professional Achievements

  • 2015 Armory Hall of Fame Inductees
  • National Track and Field Hall of Fame Inductees
  • New York State Cross-Country Coach of the Year