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Aaron Davidson named Blue Valley West’s new cross country coach

Aaron Davidson

Blue Valley West has named Shawnee Mission North's cross country and track and field coach Aaron Davidson as its newest head coach. Photo credit Huey Counts/Salina Journal.

Blue Valley West’s cross country and track and field programs have a new head coach: Shawnee Mission’s longtime coach Aaron Davidson.

Davidson, who has spent his entire 15-year teaching and coaching career at Shawnee Mission North, will take up the position, as well as physical education position, at BV West starting the beginning of next school year.

Davidson has had several career milestones

He also runs a youth running club

  • The Herd Running Club is a Lenexa-based youth running club meant to “empower kids and build character through running,” according to its website.
  • The running club offers several programs for kids in kindergarten through 6th grade, including 5K training groups for older children.
  • Davidson, who still trains and races competitively in races across the country, runs the club with his wife, Ashlee Davidson.
Blue Valley cross country coach
Coach Drew Hudgins. Photo via Mill Valley.

Blue Valley Schools will add another new coach next year

  • Blue Valley North also named Mill Valley High’s defensive coordinator Drew Hudgins as its newest head football coach earlier this year.
  • Hudgins, who helped lead the Mill Valley program to six state football titles since 2015, will follow in the footsteps of former coach Adam Pummill, who announced his resignation earlier this school year.

Go deeper: Drew Hudgins named Blue Valley North’s new football coach

Hi! I'm Nikki, and I cover the city of Overland Park.

I grew up in southern Overland Park and graduated from Olathe East before going on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. At Mizzou, I worked as a reporter and editor at the Columbia Missourian. Prior to joining the Post, I had also done work for the Northeast News, PolitiFact Missouri and Kaiser Health News.

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