Rich Marcello - Men's Cross Country Coach - Quinnipiac University Athletics

Rich Marcello

Title:
Men's Cross Country Head Coach
Email:
Richard.Marcello@quinnipiac.edu
Phone:
(203) 582-7783

Marcello comes to Quinnipiac after serving as the associate head coach for men’s and women’s cross country and associate track & field coach at SUNY Oneonta in Oneonta, N.Y. He is in his first year as head coach of the Quinnipiac men's cross country team in November of 2020.

Marcello led the men’s cross country team at SUNY Oneonta to the 2018 and 2019 Division III NCAA Championships. He guided the men’s cross country team to the team’s highest Atlantic Region team ranking in program history (third) and highest consecutive Atlantic Region Championship finishes in program history (fourth and fifth). His team also placed second at the 2018 and 2019 SUNYAC Cross Country Championships, which was the lowest point total in team history in consecutive years.

Marcello also has experience coaching at the high school level. He coached at Weston and Newtown High School in Connecticut from 2013-2018. He saw 13 Southwest Conference Team Championships, four All-time Southwest Conference records broken, 25 All-State members, 8 All-New England athletes and four All-Americans.

While at SUNY Oneonta, Marcello was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Health and Fitness. He taught courses like Intro to Sports Management, Theories and Principles of Strength and Conditioning and Biomechanics. In addition, Marcello was an instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement at Sacred Heart from 2014-2018.

Marcello graduated from Sacred Heart with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in 2012 and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science and Nutrition in 2014.