Marc Burns serves as XC Head Coach | T&F Assistant Coach for University of Arkansas's Women's Cross Country program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Burns (mb385@uark.edu), the Razorbacks women’s head coach in cross country and assistant coach in track and field, joined the Arkansas program during the 2025 indoor season. Previously, Burns served as Missouri’s men’s and women’s head cross country coach and assistant coach for distance and mid-distance runners for eight seasons (2014-2021).
Recently, he has been director of sales with Boost Treadmills. While at Missouri, Burns was key in the development and opening of the Gans Creek Cross Country course that will host the 2025 NCAA Championships. Coaching honors for Burns at Missouri included the 2016 Midwest Cross Country Women’s Coach of the Year and 2017 USTFCCCA Midwest Indoor Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year. During his coaching career, Burns has mentored 85 conference champions, 37 NCAA Championship qualifiers, 45 All-Region in cross country, 15 All-Americans, seven conference team champions, six National Champions, six conference Runner of the Year honorees, two Honda Sports Woman of the Year award winners and an Olympian.
