Calumet County woman looks to qualify for the 2024 Olympics
HARRISON, Wis. (WFRV) – One woman out of Calumet County is hoping to take her passion for running to an Olympic level.
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Kathy VanDehy, from Harrison, Wisconsin, says she is taking part in Olympic trials where she hopes to make the 2024 United States Olympic team as a marathon runner.
VanDehy says she used to be a short sprinter during her time at Hortonville High School and has been running marathons since graduating college.
“I never had any expectations for me. I just kind of went out and started to train and it led me to where I am today.”
Kathy VanDehy
Local Five was told that VanDehy left for Orlando at 5 a.m. Thursday morning. She joins Appleton native, Dan Schubert, as another Olympic hopeful from right here in northeast Wisconsin.
