Marina Muncan is in her first year as the Stockton women’s cross country coach and assistant track & field coach. Muncan competed for Serbia in the 1500-meter run at the 2012 Olympics in London. She brings a world-class resume of success in track & field and cross country to the Stockton programs.
In addition to competing at the London Olympics, Muncan represented her native Serbia at the World Championships and European Indoor Championships in 2007 and 2009. She also won the 1500m at the 2009 World University Games. Muncan holds Serbian records in the 1500m and mile events and she competes professionally for Team New Balance.
Muncan competed in cross country and track & field for Villanova from 2002-06, earning 11 All-American honors and 11 individual Big East titles. She was the NCAA runner-up in the 1500m in 2006 after leading the Wildcats to victory in the Championship of America distance medley relay at the Penn Relays that year. Muncan also qualified for the Big East All-Academic Team three times while at Villanova.
Since 2006, Muncan has coached male and female distance runners for Dinamo Club in her hometown of Pancevo, Serbia. She counts the Serbian national champion in the steeplechase among her pupils, and she is a USATF Certified Level 1 coach.
