Mr. Mark Young

Mr. Mark Young spent 31+ years coaching track and cross country at the Division 1 level. He joined Yale in 1980 and eventually became the school's first Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, in charge of overseeing the entirety of the men's and women's track and cross country programs. He held this title until retiring in 2010. During that span, he led Yale to six Heptagonal Championships and four top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in women’s cross country; the program also won four ECAC titles under his guidance. In 2000, the expert acted as an Assistant Coach for the 2000 United States Olympic team. He now works as a volunteer assistant coach for a Division 1 school in Massachusetts.