On March 7, 2008, Bob Sevene was appointed head men's and women's cross country coach. Sevene is only the second coach in school history.
For the past quarter century, Sevene has been one of the top marathon and track coaches in the world. Highlights of his career include coaching Joan Benoit Samuelson to a gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Marathon, starting the Greater Boston Track Club and being the founding coach of the East Coast squad of Athletics West (Nike’s elite team).
In 2003, Sevene moved to Marina to coach Team USA Monterey Bay. He is currently the personal coach to Blake Russell, who has qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Russell was the 2006 U.S. Cross County 8k champion and a two-time U.S. Road Champion in the 15k and 20k.
Since coming to Monterey County, Sevene has coached seven post-collegiate distance runners in cross country, track and road races. Three of his runners have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in their first year.
Sevene's coaching career began in 1974 when he accepted the coaching position of the Greater Boston Track Club. In 1978 he was named the head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Boston University. In 1982 Sevene took over as head coach and administrator of Nike’s Athletic West and has coached more than 75 pro athletes. The team gained worldwide recognition in 1984 after placing 23 members on the U.S. Olympic team.
