Wheaton College tabs Mangiacotti as assistant men's and women's track and field coach

August 25, 2004

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College has announced the hiring of Brockton native Marc Mangiacotti as assistant men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field coach, effective immediately. Mangiacotti, who becomes the second person to hold this post under eight-time national champion head coach Paul Souza, will primarily focus on sprints, hurdles and relays. He will also assume fall game management responsibilities.

Mangiacotti returns to his roots following five years in Houston, Texas, where he spent three seasons as the assistant cross country and track and field coach at the University of Houston and two seasons in the same working capacity at Sam Houston High School. At the University of Houston under legendary head coach Leroy Burrell, Mangiacotti was involved in all facets of running a Division I cross country and track and field program.

Alongside Burrell, Mangiacotti devised daily workouts while having a hand in recruiting, meet management, team budget and team travel. While coaching at Houston, he also earned a master's degree in sports administration in the spring of 2002. At Sam Houston High School, Mangiacotti not only coached cross country and track and field but also taught physical fitness and instructed the student referral center.

Prior to moving to Houston, Mangiacotti began his coaching career at nearby Bridgewater State College. A USATF Level I and II certified coach in sprints, hurdles, relays, jumps and combined events, Mangiacotti assisted Bridgewater in both cross country and track and field during the 1998-99 season. With the Bears, he worked primarily with the runners and jumpers.

A 1998 graduate of Bridgewater State, Mangiacotti earned a bachelor's degree in both elementary and physical education. As an undergraduate, he was a four-year member of the cross country squad and indoor and outdoor track and field teams. Mangiacotti garnered All-New England laurels in track and field his senior season and was also named to multiple Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference teams in track and field and cross country.

Wheaton is a selective national liberal arts college with 1,550 students drawn from virtually every state and more than 60 countries. The college combines a traditional curriculum in the arts and sciences with an innovative emphasis on real-world experience - internships, jobs and volunteer service - to help students make the connection between theory and practice. Its students gain admission to the nation's most prestigious graduate programs and regularly win competitive academic awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright scholarships.

Last updated on 8/25/04.
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