Dani is an elite runner and high school cross country coach in Fort Collins, Colorado. Originally from Bloomington, Indiana, Dani ran collegiately at Indiana State University where she was a 2-time conference champion and then trained with Team Indiana Elite for three years. During this time, she coached at a high school in Indiana then collegiately at Western Michigan and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Since 2016, Dani has been the head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Fossil Ridge High School. Thoughtout this time, she has grown the cross country program into the best in Fossil Ridge history, with both boys and girls teams finishing near the top of the state in the 5A division. This year, the boys had a top 10 finish at the state championship and the girls team finished top 3 for the second year in a row. Additionally, the girls team qualified for Nike Cross Nationals in December, where they finished 8th through some muddy, rainy conditions in Portland, Oregon.

Dani also has an impressive running resume herself, running in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials after qualifying with a 2:43:16 at Grandma’s Marathon. Her husband, Mr. Coach Cook, and 2 kids are an integral part of the Fossil Ridge team, fostering a family-like environment with the more the 100 high schoolers on the team. We are so excited to sit down and chat with Dani Cook!