Marty Stern (born December 11, 1936) is a 43-year championship track coach veteran. Marty started his track career as a hall of fame athlete at

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in the mid-1950s. He began coaching several successful high school programs in the

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metropolitan area. After winning three

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state championships, he was named head coach at

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. While coaching at Villanova he led the women's cross country team to 5 Division 1 Team Championships. Marty was also a coach at the 1988 Olympics in

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Early life

Born in

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on December 11, 1936, to accomplished

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player Sidney Stern and former

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performer Eleanor Sladko Stern. Marty is older brother to Robert Stern. Marty is a graduate and Wall of Fame member of

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Marty attended West Chester State University and graduated in 1959 with a B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. At WCU, he received 8 varsity letters for track, wrestling and cross country.

Coaching

Accomplishments

*1989 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team ChampionsNCAA
/ref> *1990 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions *1991 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions *1992 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions *1993 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions

Honors

* Stern was inducted into the USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame as the Class of 2016. * At the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's 113th annual dinner in 2017, Stern was the recipient of a Special Achievement Award for his accomplishments.

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1936 births Living people Sportspeople from Philadelphia West Chester Golden Rams wrestlers West Chester Golden Rams men's track and field athletes West Chester Golden Rams men's cross country runners American track and field coaches Jewish American sportspeople Villanova Wildcats track and field coaches 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews Track and field athletes from Philadelphia {{US-athletics-bio-stub