MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Southern New Hampshire University Department of Athletics has announced that Rich Marcello has been hired to lead the Cross Country Program.

Marcello joins the SNHU staff after most recently serving as the Head Men's Cross Country Coach at Quinnipiac University where he spent two seasons with the Bobcats. 

"I'm very happy to announce Rich Marcello as our new Head Cross Country Coach. We had an incredible amount of interest in the position nationally and through every phase of the hiring process, Rich stood out as a top candidate", said Lex Butler, Director of Cross Country and Head Coach of the Women's Track & Field team. "I believe Rich's experience and passion will be key in growing our already successful men and women's distance programs. I'm extremely excited about the future of SNHU Cross Country with Rich on our staff."

"I'm really excited to be working with a group of student athletes who are so dedicated and driven in their sport", noted Marcello.  "I really hope to continue to build off the great success that Coach Butler has built over the last few year, and I'm excited to see what we can do at the national level."

Previously, Marcello was the Associate Head Coach for Men's and Women's Cross Country and Associate Track & Field Coach at SUNY Oneonta in Oneonta, N.Y.  At SUNY Oneonta Marcello led the men's program to back to back Division III NCAA Championship appearances in 2018 and 2019.  In this stretch, 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, where they scored their 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 a combined 13 Southwest Conference Team Championships in indoor and outdoor track and field, four All-time Southwest Conference records broken, 25 All-State members, 8 All-New England athletes and four All-Americans. 

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Southern New Hampshire – Named Rich Marcello Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach.