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Head Coach Chris Marquart
Chris Marquart is in his first year as head coach of
the men's and women's cross country teams. This past fall Marquart led
the women's team to the Sunrise Conference championship and the men's
team to a second place finish. He was named the Women's Cross Country
Coach of the Year.
Marquart ran cross country for four years at Canton Central School and was also on the school’s indoor and spring track teams.
Following high school, Marquart ran for three years
at SUNY Geneseo where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history
and secondary education. During his senior year with the Knights,
Marquart was an assistant coach with the cross country teams at Keshequa
High School in Nuda, N.Y.
Marquart works as a residence hall director at SUNY
Canton and oversees the college’s running club which he started
two years ago. Marquart is currently working towards a master’s
degree in education from St. Lawrence University.
“We are very fortunate to have Chris join our department,” said athletic director Diane Para. “Chris always puts a tremendous effort into everything he does and we know he will do the same with cross country. He has a genuine passion for running and we’re happy to have someone like that begin the cross country program.”
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