Mackenzie Landa joined the Arizona Track & Field and Cross Country programs as the Director of Operations in June of 2025 and enters her first year with the program.
Landa comes to Arizona after three years as the Director of Operations for Tennessee Cross Country and two as an assistant coach, working primarily with UT's distance runners.
She assisted in the Volunteers' men's and women's team victories at the 2023 South Regional Cross Country Championships, followed by the women's sixth-place finish at the national meet. The women then took second at the 2024 SEC Championships.
A native of La Verne, California, Landa ran at Fresno State for two seasons before transferring to Florida State. After graduating from Florida State with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, she attended Azusa Pacific University, earning a Master's degree in Sport Management. Landa earned All-Region honors in Cross Country during her final season of eligibility.
After interning with the Athletics Director and serving as an assistant coach at Clovis Community College in Fresno, Landa moved back to Azusa Pacific to become a volunteer assistant coach.
In August of 2020, she moved to Knoxville where she coached the distance team at Farragut High School for two seasons, guiding athletes to several Top 10 marks at the state meet.
"I am very grateful to be joining Coach Dubs and his staff at the University of Arizona," said Landa. "I believe in the vision he has for the program and look forward to working with the student-athletes and coaches of the Wildcat family!"
Landa grew up in Southern California and attended Bonita High School where she helped her team to the 2012 California State Cross Country Championships Division 3 title.
