Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Add Ackley as Associate Head Coach
8/1/2024 2:00:00 PM | Track & Field
Bedard welcomes Ackley from UCLA to coaching staff
FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State track and field team and head coach Brian Bedard announce Thursday the addition of Marshall Ackley as Associate Head Coach to the Rams' coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season.
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"We feel very fortunate to have Marshall joining our staff," Bedard said. "He is an outstanding coach and recruiter with experience deserving of the Associate Head Coach position. His primary coaching duties will be with our multi-event athletes and pole vault crew. Marshall will also serve as track's budget manager, facilities oversite and equipment management. He will also be or academics liaison and student-athlete Life Coach coordinator. He has a servant leader mentality and shares in our philosophy of supporting and "Life Coaching" our student athletes while helping them reach their full potential. He has a start date of August 1st and I look forward to putting Marshall to work!"
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Ackley joins the Rams after most recently spending five season with the UCLA Track and Field team as an assistant coach. Prior to his time with the Bruins, he served as an assistant coach at UC Davis from 2011-2016 before being promoted to associate head coach with the Aggies from 2016-2019.
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Throughout his coaching career, Ackley boasts 45 NCAA first found qualifiers, 10 NCAA top 10 finishes, four NCAA top five finishes, a PAC-12 Champion, 25 PAC-12 scorers, 15 Big West Champions, 75 Big West scorers and four Big West Team Championships.
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Ackley competed collegiately for the University of Oregon, graduating in 2010 as a two-time all-american, a two-time national team champion with the Ducks, a two-time team national runner-up, a four-time PAC-10 team champion and six-time PAC-10 individual scorer as a decathlete.
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"It is an honor to join the CSU staff under Coach Bedard's leadership. I am excited to contribute to our track and field program's storied success at the conference and national levels," Ackley said. "My goal is to further the tradition of excellence established by Coach Bedard by inspiring and developing our athletes to reach their full potential. I am dedicated to supporting our student-athletes both on and off the track, and to upholding the rich tradition of athletic and academic achievement at Colorado State."
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The Rams will kick off their 2024-25 indoor season in December.
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"We feel very fortunate to have Marshall joining our staff," Bedard said. "He is an outstanding coach and recruiter with experience deserving of the Associate Head Coach position. His primary coaching duties will be with our multi-event athletes and pole vault crew. Marshall will also serve as track's budget manager, facilities oversite and equipment management. He will also be or academics liaison and student-athlete Life Coach coordinator. He has a servant leader mentality and shares in our philosophy of supporting and "Life Coaching" our student athletes while helping them reach their full potential. He has a start date of August 1st and I look forward to putting Marshall to work!"
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Ackley joins the Rams after most recently spending five season with the UCLA Track and Field team as an assistant coach. Prior to his time with the Bruins, he served as an assistant coach at UC Davis from 2011-2016 before being promoted to associate head coach with the Aggies from 2016-2019.
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Throughout his coaching career, Ackley boasts 45 NCAA first found qualifiers, 10 NCAA top 10 finishes, four NCAA top five finishes, a PAC-12 Champion, 25 PAC-12 scorers, 15 Big West Champions, 75 Big West scorers and four Big West Team Championships.
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Ackley competed collegiately for the University of Oregon, graduating in 2010 as a two-time all-american, a two-time national team champion with the Ducks, a two-time team national runner-up, a four-time PAC-10 team champion and six-time PAC-10 individual scorer as a decathlete.
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"It is an honor to join the CSU staff under Coach Bedard's leadership. I am excited to contribute to our track and field program's storied success at the conference and national levels," Ackley said. "My goal is to further the tradition of excellence established by Coach Bedard by inspiring and developing our athletes to reach their full potential. I am dedicated to supporting our student-athletes both on and off the track, and to upholding the rich tradition of athletic and academic achievement at Colorado State."
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The Rams will kick off their 2024-25 indoor season in December.
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