Marcus Evans student-athlete bio
Former Cougar student-athlete Marcus Evans ireturned to his alma mater as the Head Coach for SIUE’s Track and Field and Cross Country programs in June 2020.
Evans returned to Edwardsville after spending the past 10 years at Lipscomb University, first as a graduate assistant, then as an assistant coach before rising to the position of Associate Head Coach. Evans' work centered primarily on sprinters, hurdlers, relays, jumpers, and multi-event athletes.
Under Evans’ direction, Bison athletes won 17 Atlantic Sun Conference individual titles. During his tenure, Evans has helped athletes break 36 school records including the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays, the Men’s 4x100m, 110m Hurdles, 400 hurdles, 100m, 200m, and 400m.
Also serving as the program’s academic coordinator, Evans oversaw study hall hours, academic progress reports and the assigning of tutors. Lipscomb’s track and field program finished with the second-highest grade point average as ranked by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association following the 2018-19 school year.
After running for the Cougars from 2007-2010, Evans began his coaching career at Adrian College, an NCAA Division III institution in Adrian, Michigan. Evans oversaw the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers while also assisting in the management of the intramural program.
From Adrian, Evans moved to Lipscomb.
As a student-athlete at SIUE, Evans competed as a sprinter, hurdler and relay team member as the Cougars’ transitioned from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I. He was a two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference performer, a two-time NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifier and a two-time NCAA Division I Regional Qualifier.
Originally from Skokie, Illinois, Evans earned his bachelor’s degree from SIUE in 2010 and his master’s from Lipscomb in 2013.
He is married to Megan (Dennis), who was a member of SIUE’s track and field team from 2007-2010. Megan and Marcus have a son, Asher.
Evans as a student-athlete at SIUE in 2009.
