Long Beach, Calif. - Marcus Carroll has been hired as the next Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Operations, announced Monday. He will take over leadership of the program on August 1.

"We have been working very hard to rebuild our cross country and track and field programs, and we are very excited to have Marcus Carroll on board." LBCC Dean of Kinesiology, Athletics, and Public Health Randy Totorp said. "He brings a wealth of experience, both individually and as a coach, and we believe his experience and successes within the CCCAA will help LBCC regain its prominence in the state."

Carroll joins the Vikings after serving as Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Monterey Peninsula College for the past eight years. In his tenure, he helped guide the Lobos to 11 school records, 10 All-American finishes, and over 20 All-State finishes.

"I would like to thank Randy Totorp and the hiring committee for their faith and confidence in me to lead Long Beach back to prominence," Carroll said. "I am ready and looking forward to meeting the coaching staff, the administration, the faculty, the community and most importantly, the student-athletes at LBCC. Go Vikings!"

Prior to his stint at MPC, he was an assistant coach at San Diego Mesa College, where he helped lead the Olympians to three-straight PCAC Conference Championships and sent a number of athletes to the Southern California Regional and CCCAA State Track and Field Championships.

Carroll is a USATF Level 2 Certified Combined Events Coach. His personal athletic achievements include being a finalist in the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA National Championships, All-CCAA honoree in the long jump, triple jump, 100 meters, 400-meter relay, and 1,600-meter relay, PCAC/Foothill Conference Champion in the long jump, triple jump, and 100 meters, finalist at the high school state meet and San Diego County leader in long jump, and state champion in the 400-meter relay.

A 2008 graduate from California State University, Los Angeles, Carroll has a bachelor's in Interpersonal Communication, Language, and Social Interaction, and he received his master's in Physical Education with an emphasis in Coaching Education from Ball State University in 2015. He and his wife, Nina, have two children, Mica, and Marcina.