Megan Marsden Explained

Megan Marsden
Current Team:Utah Red Rocks
Current Conference:Pac-12
Birth Date:6 June 1962
Birth Place:Cedar Falls, Iowa
Alma Mater:Utah (1985)
Player Years1:1982–1985
Player Team1:Utah Red Rocks
Coach Years1:1997–2019
Coach Team1:Utah
Awards:Honda Award (1984)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megan Marsden Named Co-Head Coach. University of Utah Athletics. 23 July 2009 . 2 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Greg Marsden Announces Retirement after 40 Years as Utah Gymnastics Coach. University of Utah Athletics. 20 April 2015 . 2 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Utah Gymnastics Records/Awards. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304210228/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/w-gym/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/mg-15-records.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: Gymnastics. CWSA. 2 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Utah crowned 2014 Pac-12 women's gymnastics champion. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325140350/http://pac-12.com/article/2014/03/22/utah-crowned-2014-pac-12-womens-gymnastics-champion. dead. March 25, 2014. March 22, 2014. Pac-12 Conference. 2 February 2019.