MARIETTA
TRACK & FIELD
HOME OF THE 2018 STATE CHAMPION BLUE DEVILS
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
--Vincent T. Lombardi
GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2001, 2018
GIRLS REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1950, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
BOYS REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1948, 1968, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
JACK COLEMAN
DISTANCE COACH
HEAD CROSS COUNTRY COACH
jcoleman@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Coach Coleman has been at MHS for the past 20 years as Cross Country coach and the last 7 years as assistant Track and Field coach in charge of distance running. Previously he coached Cross Country and Track & Field at East Paulding High School in Dallas, GA from 1995-2000. In the past decade, the Boys & Girls Cross Country teams have enjoyed success at the county, region, and state competition levels with the boy’s team winning State Championships in 2014 & 2015 and the Girl’s team in 2017 & 2018. The 2015 boys’ team finished 1st @ Nike Southeast and 15th at NXN National Championship meet. This was the best finish ever by a Georgia team. Coach Coleman earned the 2014, 2015, & 2018 Georgia Cross Country Coach of the Year award. Coach Coleman believes consistent training is the key to success in distance running.
XC Website: https://mariettaxc.weebly.com/