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Marcus Myers

Title:
Associate Head Track & Field Coach (Throws)
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Phone:
419-372-7097

Marcus Myers joined the Bowling Green track & field staff in November 2022 and serves as the program's throws coach.

In 2024-25, Myers guided graduate transfer Trista Fintel to first-team All-MAC honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons in which the Falcons won their first conference titles since 1999 and 1981, respectively.

Fintel, who was an eight-time All-American at Findlay, also earned MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer for the outdoor season after becoming the first MAC thrower since 2003 to win both the hammer throw and shot put events at the conference championships. She also qualified for the NCAA East Regional in both events.

Additionally, freshman Emma Hoffman placed eighth in the discus while Jenna Lucas earned a PR by over three meters in the javelin at the Championships.

During the indoor campaign, Fintel won the MAC title in the weight throw and was runner-up in the shot put.

In 2023-24, Myers coached Mateya Haintz to an NCAA East Regional appearance in the hammer throw as well as a MAC championship for the second consecutive year in the event. Haintz also placed fourth in the weight throw at the indoor conference championship.

In his first season with the Falcons in 2022-23, Myers led BGSU throwers to a historic campaign. Zaresha Neal won the MAC indoor shot put title while Falcon throwers won three titles at the MAC Outdoor Championships, the most in school history. Neal earned the shot put and discus championships, while Haintz won the hammer throw. Their efforts played a key role in the Falcons' fourth-place finish as a team, which was their best since 1998 at the time.

Neal qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the shot put and discus, exceeding her seed in both events and qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the discus. Haintz also qualified for the regional meet in the hammer throw, where she also exceeded her seed. Neal exceeded her seed again at the NCAA Championship, placing 15th to garner second-team All-America honors.

Prior to Bowling Green, Myers spent four seasons as the throws coach at Northwood University in Michigan. He guided throwers to three NCAA Division II first-team All-America honors as well as two second-team All-America awards. During his tenure, nine student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships, with the men’s and women’s throws teams producing 30 NCAA qualifying marks. Additionally, Myers mentored the group to four program records, three conference championships and five conference runner-up marks.

Northwood saw consistent success with Myers on staff. The men’s team placed third at the GLIAC Indoor Championships in three consecutive seasons before improving to a GLIAC runner-up finish in 2022. The Timberwolves added a pair of third-place finishes at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships during his time. In 2022, Myers and his fellow coaches were named the GLIAC Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year.

During his time at Northwood, Myers spent four summers as a throws coach at collegiate camps at Grand Valley State University and his alma mater, Walsh University mentoring middle and high school athletes in the discus, shot put and hammer throws. He also has experience as a private high school and event coach for the Patrick Henry High School throws camp.

A 2018 graduate of Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Myers was a four-year thrower for the Cavaliers from 2014-18. He qualified for the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships five times and earned first-team All-America honors in the hammer, weight and discus throws on four occasions. During his senior season, he was the national champion in the hammer throw and earned USTFCCCA Midwest Region Athlete of the Year. He was also named G-MAC Athlete of the Year after winning the conference championship in the discus and hammer throw. Myers is also the program record holder in the discus, weight throw and hammer throw.

In 2019, Myers competed in the hammer throw at the USATF National Championships, throwing an automatic qualifying mark of 228-5.0. He qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the hammer throw in 2020, throwing 236-3.0. He also participated in the USATF National Championships in June 2022.

A Grelton, Ohio native, Myers graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 2014 and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. Myers and Fintel shared the same throws coach in high school, Matthew Furko.