About Ann Vogel
Founder of Born & Raced in West Liberty
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Ann Vogel wrapped up 34 years of coaching cross country and track and field at West Liberty-Salem in 2024. Vogel fell in love with the sports in 1974 watching her older brother, Butch Sower compete for the school's programs under Coach Ken Lehman. She became a member of the first Big Orange girls cross country team in 1982 and was coached by Earl Zilles and the late Alan Keirn. After graduating from Bowling Green State University, she began her coaching career under the guidance of long-time West Liberty-Salem coach, Larry Steider.
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During Vogel's tenure at West Liberty-Salem, she had 13 teams qualify for the OHSAA State Cross Country Championships (2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) with 11 top ten finishes, including a runner-up team finish in 2019 and the program's first state championship in 2020.
2019 was a banner year for the Lady Tigers as it won West Liberty-Salem's first girls state title in any sport under Vogel's tutelage. After missing the 2020 season, the Lady Tigers came back to win their second DIII state title in 2021. In 2023, Vogel coached the state champion 4x100 relay team, that currently holds the DIII state record.
Vogel was named the Southwest District Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2009, 2010, and 2020 and earned the same honor in track and field in 2019 and 2021. In 2019 Vogel was named the USTFCAA Ohio Coach of the Year. Vogel was also the recipient of the Fred Dafler State Career Coach of the Year in 2019 and the OHSAA's Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Coach of the Year in 2020.
Vogel remains active with the West Liberty running community as co-race director of the BOSS Summer Run and Ohio Caverns Alumni Run. She is passionate about the West Liberty running community and wants to continue the rich history of outstanding runners and coaches.
Vogel and her husband, Jason live in rural West Liberty. They are the parents of three grown children, Adam, Matt and Meghan, son-in-law, Chris, and the best dog in the world, Scout.
2019 was a banner year for the Lady Tigers as it won West Liberty-Salem's first girls state title in any sport under Vogel's tutelage. After missing the 2020 season, the Lady Tigers came back to win their second DIII state title in 2021. In 2023, Vogel coached the state champion 4x100 relay team, that currently holds the DIII state record.
Vogel was named the Southwest District Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2009, 2010, and 2020 and earned the same honor in track and field in 2019 and 2021. In 2019 Vogel was named the USTFCAA Ohio Coach of the Year. Vogel was also the recipient of the Fred Dafler State Career Coach of the Year in 2019 and the OHSAA's Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Coach of the Year in 2020.
Vogel remains active with the West Liberty running community as co-race director of the BOSS Summer Run and Ohio Caverns Alumni Run. She is passionate about the West Liberty running community and wants to continue the rich history of outstanding runners and coaches.
Vogel and her husband, Jason live in rural West Liberty. They are the parents of three grown children, Adam, Matt and Meghan, son-in-law, Chris, and the best dog in the world, Scout.