The Coaching Staff

Head Coach  -  Roger Wright

     - Has been coaching cross country at Omaha Marian since 1986        

     - Taught mathematics at Omaha Marian from 1982-2017                                                  

     - Coached at Valley, NE from 1977-1982                                                                            

     - Is also the Distance track coach at Omaha Marian

     - Was named the National Cross Country Coach of the Year by the NHSACA

        in 2008

     - Was named the George O'Boyle Career Cross Country Award winner in 2018

        by the Nebraska Coaches Association

     - Has reached the Level 4 Milestone for Cross Country within the Nebraska

        Coaches Association

     - Was named the Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year by the NHSACA

        in 2002

     - Was named the State Cross Country Coach of the Year by the NHSACA in

        2004 & 2002 and by the NCA in 1999 & 2007

     - Was named the Metro Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year by the

        MCCCA 8 times

     - Received the 50 Year Coaching Milestone Award from the NCA in 2023

     - Has coached 18 Super-State Runners at Omaha Marian

     - Ran cross country and track in college at Nebraska Wesleyan University

        and in high school at Seward, NE

     - A member of the Omaha Marian 1500 Mile Club

Assistant Coach  -  Greg Golka

     - Has been the assistant cross country coach since 2001

     - Has been teaching theology at Omaha Marian since 2001

     - Has been the theology department chair since 2007

     - Is also the Head track coach at Omaha Marian

     - Ran track in high school at Grand Island Central Catholic

     - His JV teams have won the JV Metro Conference Meet 4 times

Assistant Coach  -  Alee Cotton

     - Has been an assistant cross country coach since 2016.

      - Has been teaching English at Marian since 2015.

      - Graduated from Marian in 2005.

      - Ran cross country at Marian from 2001 to 2004.

      - Member of the 1200 mile club.

      - Ran track at Marian from 2002 to 2005.