Megan Marsden (born Megan McCunniff; June 6, 1962) is an American gymnastics coach and former collegiate gymnast. Marsden has had a career at the University of Utah and the Utah Red Rocks team that has amassed over thirty years; both as a student-athlete and as a coach. Since 2010, she has been the Co-Head Coach of the Red Rocks program,[1] and shared the duties with her husband Greg Marsden until his retirement after the 2015 season.[2] As a student-athlete, Marsden remains one of Utah's top performers, the winner of three individual National titles.[3] Her achievements, both as an athlete and a coach, have led Marsden to become a recipient of awards such as the Honda Award (1984),[4] and Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2014).[5]
Current position | |
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Team | Utah Red Rocks |
Conference | Pac-12 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Cedar Falls, Iowa | June 6, 1962
Alma mater | Utah (1985) |
Playing career | |
1982–1985 | Utah Red Rocks |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1997–2019 | Utah |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Honda Award (1984) | |
References
edit- ^ "Megan Marsden Named Co-Head Coach". University of Utah Athletics. July 23, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Greg Marsden Announces Retirement after 40 Years as Utah Gymnastics Coach". University of Utah Athletics. April 20, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Utah Gymnastics Records/Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Gymnastics". CWSA. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Utah crowned 2014 Pac-12 women's gymnastics champion". Pac-12 Conference. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2019.