Megan Marsden (born Megan McCunniff; June 6, 1962) is an American gymnastics coach and former collegiate gymnast. Marsden has had a career at the
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
and the
Utah Red Rocks
The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team, also known as the Red Rocks, represents the University of Utah and competes at the NCAA Division I, Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Pac-12 Conference. ...
team that has amassed over thirty years; both as a
student-athlete and as a coach. Since 2010, she has been the Co-Head Coach of the Red Rocks program, and shared the duties with her husband
Greg Marsden until his retirement after the 2015 season. As a student-athlete, Marsden remains one of Utah's top performers, the winner of three individual National titles. Her achievements, both as an athlete and a coach, have led Marsden to become a recipient of awards such as the
Honda Award
The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...
(1984), and Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2014).
References
1962 births
People from Cedar Falls, Iowa
University of Utah alumni
Utah Red Rocks gymnasts
Living people
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