Marcus Newsom
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Marcus Newsom
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Wartburg
| current_conference = ARC
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| birth_place = Kansas City, Kansas
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| alma_mater = Bethany College (Kansas)
| coach_years1 = 1993–1994
| coach_team1 = Bethany College (Kansas) (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1994–1995
| coach_team2 = MidAmerica Nazarene (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1995–1998
| coach_team3 = Wartburg (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1998–Present
| coach_team4 = Wartburg (track and field)
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| championships = 5x NCAA Women's Outdoor (2005, 2009, 2012–2015)
3x NCAA Women's Indoor (2009, 2010, 2012)
2021 NCAA Men's Outdoor
21x IIAC/ARC Women's Outdoor (2000–2017, 2019, 2024)
17x IIAC/ARC Women's Indoor (2003–2016, 2018, 2020–2021)
12x IIAC/ARC Men's Outdoor (1999, 2002–2003, 2006–2008, 2013–2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
11x IIAC/ARC Men's Indoor< (2003–2006, 2008–2009, 2012, 2014–2015, 2019, 2021)
| awards = 6x USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor National Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
6x USTFCCCA Indoor Women's National Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
4x USTFCCCA Outdoor Men's National Coach of the Year (2009, 2012, 2014, 2021)
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Marcus Newsom is the current men's and women's track and field coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Newsom came to Wartburg in 1995 as an assistant coach and was elevated to head coach in 1998. Since his arrival, he has coached over 600 All-Americans, 61 team conference titles and 9 team National Champions.
Wartburg College
Newsom was named head coach in 1998. He led the Knights to their first NCAA National Championship in track in field in the schools history in 2005, winning the Women's outdoor national title.{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Jim |title=Wartburg women surge to national title in final event |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/local/wartburg-women-surge-to-national-title-in-final-event/article_6929298d-819a-570b-a187-5f113ca759cf.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=May 29, 2005}} His first national title came at home in Walston-Hoover Stadium. In 2009, Newsom would take the program to new heights when he won his first women's indoor title and then sweep the year by winning the 2009 women's outdoor national title.{{cite news |title=Holy Knights! Wartburg wins D3 national title |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/local/holy-knights/article_b879e31a-d30a-5827-8de3-91919aba3a4c.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=March 15, 2009}}{{cite news |title=Knights win NCAA outdoor |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/local/knights-win-ncaa-outdoor/article_9586eb26-f815-5961-9c0e-591cd5689c2c.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=May 24, 2009}} 2012 would be the best year in Newsom's career as they would win the women's indoor NCAA title with a meet record 99 points and the women's outdoor NCAA title with 129 points, with a 77-point margin of victory over 2nd place, another meet record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ustfccca.org/2012/05/featured/sweep-of-track-field-crowns-leads-wartburg-to-second-program-of-the-year-honor|title=Sweep of Track & Field Crowns Leads Wartburg to Second Program of the Year Honor ::: USTFCCCA}} He would go on to win 3 straight outdoor national titles from 2012 to 2014, with 5 total women's outdoor NCAA titles.{{cite news |title=Wartburg women claim 3rd straight NCAA title |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-women-claim-3rd-straight-ncaa-title/article_3b69bd19-21ab-5ea2-9ba6-79874d732076.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=May 25, 2014}} In 2021, Newsom would win his first and the college's first national title in men's track and field.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/ncaa/cobra/integrated/sport/trackfield-outdoor-men/d3/start%3A0/limit%3A21|title=Wartburg College wins the 2021 DIII men's outdoor track & field championship | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}} He would lead the Knights to the 2021 outdoor men's track and field title with 51 points.{{cite news |last1=Staff Report |title=Wartburg men secure first NCAA Division III outdoor track and field national title |url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/wartburg-men-secure-first-ncaa-division-iii-outdoor-track-and-field-national-title/article_f4d72a5b-4f61-5298-b2a7-65b7a1d009c3.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=May 29, 2021}}
Yearly results
=Women's record=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan="2" | NCAA ! colspan="2" | Conference | ||||
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| Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | |
| style="background: #F58025;"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | American Rivers Conference | ||||
| 1999 | T-21st (6) | 8th(24) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (161) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (178) |
| 2000 | T-39th (1) | T-11th(20)| | ||
| |bgcolor="#F58025"|1st | ||||
| 2001| | ||||
| |9th(21)| | ||||
| |bgcolor="#F58025"|1st | ||||
| 2002 | 6th (21) | 6th(32)| | ||
| |bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (229) | ||||
| 2003 | 6th (22) | 9th(26) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (217) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (222.5) |
| 2004 | T-29th (6) | 4th(35) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (219) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (239) |
| 2005 | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (32) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st(43) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (191.5) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (224) |
| 2006 | 16th (12) | T-19th(14) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (241) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (242) |
| 2007 | T-14th (12) | 7th(31) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (262) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (267) |
| 2008 | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (27) | bgcolor="CD7F32"|3rd(34) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (259) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (279.5) |
| 2009 | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (51) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st(52) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (276) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (243) |
| 2010 | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (33) | 4th(36) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (242) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (241) |
| 2011 | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (44) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd(59) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (251) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (279) |
| 2012 | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (99) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st(129) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (317) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (353) |
| 2013 | 4th (25) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st(46) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (262) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (286) |
| 2014 | bgcolor="CD7F32"|3rd (46) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st(65) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (282) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (281.5) |
| 2015 | |T-14th (14) | T-15th(15) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (220) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (257.5) |
| 2016 | |T-35th (6) | T-14th(15) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (216) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (243) |
| 2017 | |T-21st (10) | T-17th(14) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (183.33) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (212.5) |
| 2018 | |T-35th (6) | T-9th(24) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (212.5) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (188) |
| 2019 | |T-35th (6) | T-14th(24) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (212.5) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (188) |
| 2020 | — | — | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (211) | — |
| 2021 | |T-35th (6) | T-14th(15) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (212.5) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (184) |
| 2022 | |T-35th (6) | T-14th(15) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (188) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (231) |
| 2023 | |9th (23) | 6th(29) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (207) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (218) |
| 2024 | |8th (24) | 5th(26) | bgcolor="D8D8D8"|2nd (178.5) | bgcolor="#F58025"|1st (234.5) |
| 2025 | | | |||
| style= "background: #F58025; color:white"
|colspan="1" align="right"| Total | 3 | 5 | ARC: 17 | ARC: 21 |
Note: The 2020 season was canceled after ARC Indoor Championships due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the ARC Outdoor and NCAA Championships were not held.
Source{{Cite web |title=Tracking Titles - Women's |url=https://rollrivers.com/sports/2016/4/8/Conf_TrackingTitles_Women.aspx?path=general |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=rollrivers.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Newsom grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and would go on to play football and run track at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas.{{cite news |last1=Jamison |first1=Tim |title=Background helps Wartburg's Marcus Newsom relate to his student-athletes |url=https://wcfcourier.com/special-section/local/background-helps-wartburgs-marcus-newsom-relate-to-his-student-athletes/article_1e9fb20c-e523-53b0-b321-299c36f32d42.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |publisher=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |date=March 27, 2014}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://go-knights.net/staff-directory/marcus-newsom/61 Wartburg bio]
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