Marcus Whitehead is in his first year as a full time assistant coach at Trinity University after serving one year as a volunteer assistant in 2011.  He will work with the sprints/relays and is a USATF Level I certified coach.

Coach Whitehead comes from Las Vegas, NV, where he was a coach at Green Valley High School and Sierra Vista High School.  In 2008, Coach Whitehead coached two relay teams and one hurdler to state titles in Nevada.

In 2010, Coach Whitehead graduated with a Masters of Science in Sports Administration from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.  He also worked as a graduate assistant in the Sports Education Leadership department teaching undergraduate physical education courses.  

Prior to UNLV, Coach Whitehead was a student athlete at Southwestern Oregon Community College and Eastern Washington University.  He is the school record holder at Southwestern in the 400 and 4x400.  Additionally, Coach Whitehead is a member of the outdoor 4x400 school record team at Eastern Washington.  Coach Whitehead graduated from Eastern Washington with a Bachelor of Education in Social Studies in 2007.