Greg Marsden
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Greg Marsden is the NCAA Women's Gymnastics
Coach at the University of Utah
. He has led the Utah Red Rocks
to 10 national titles and has been named National Coach of the Year 7 times. He also served as the U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987.
, Arkansas
. He received his Bachelors degree in Physical Education
from Central Arkansas
in 1972 and his Masters from Arkansas State in 1973.
and 17 Top-2 national finishes, and is a 7-time National Coach of the Year.
He served as U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987.
Together Greg and his wife Megan have two sons: Montana and Dakota.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
Coach at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. He has led the Utah Red Rocks
Utah Red Rocks
The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
to 10 national titles and has been named National Coach of the Year 7 times. He also served as the U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987.
Biography
Greg was born on November 8, 1950 in ClarksvilleClarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was approximately 9,300 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County.. Clarksville is nestled between the Arkansas River and the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains and Interstate 40 and US Hwy 64...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. He received his Bachelors degree in Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
from Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
in 1972 and his Masters from Arkansas State in 1973.
Coaching career
His record is 875-152-5 as of the end of the 2007 season. He has coached his team to 9 NCAA ChampionshipsNCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
and 17 Top-2 national finishes, and is a 7-time National Coach of the Year.
He served as U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987.
Personal life
He is married to Megan Marsden, formerly Megan McCunniff, a three-time NCAA all-champion, and as of July 2009 the co-head coach of the Red Rocks. In addition to being Greg's wife, she is a former member of the squad and has been an assistant coach since 1985.Together Greg and his wife Megan have two sons: Montana and Dakota.