Coach Gomez enters his second year at the helm of the cross country program after a successful career at Las Positas Community College and Dublin High School. While coaching those schools he had numerous athletes that received athletic scholarships and attained success. His expertise was learned because of his vast passion for running, as well as staying fit throughout his life as a High School runner, Collegiate Competitor, and as a Coach. He brings heartfelt dedication and a vast wealth of experience along with a delightfully energetic attitude to improve the fitness of all his new and upcoming athletes.

In addition to his coaching and life experience, Coach Gomez holds three personal training certification (ACSM, NSCA, NASM) and a bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from Cal State Eastbay Univeristy. He is currently earning his Master's degree at Cal State Eastbay University in Exercise Physiology with an option in Sports Psychology. Coach Gomez believes that knowing the science behind athletes who he coaches will help him keep the Holy Names Cross Country runners healthy and running at their optimum best. Coach Gomez is also the founder and owner of The Fit Potato, a personal training business that focuses on losing weight and gaining health through life style changes. Coach Gomez is passionate and dedicated about what he does and feels blessed to have the opportunity to influence young athletes and adults to overcome their personal struggles and be their best.

He is currently training for the San Francisco Marathon and looks forward to running alongside the athletes he will be coaching at Holy Names University.

Marcos Gomez enters his second year as the men's and women's cross country assistant coach at Holy Names University. Gomez brings a great deal of running experience with personal records from the mile, all the way to the marathon.

Gomez started running in middle school, where he went onto win the championships middle school mile. While in high school at Dublin High, Gomez won the leagues championship title for cross country, and contributed to his team winning the team title, going undefeated and making it to state. After a successful high school running experience Gomez attended Chabot and Las Positas Community College where he placed as all league individual for 2 years, he then transferred over to California State University East Bay where he continued being a victorious student-athlete. While at East Bay Gomez earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. While studying and training hard Gomez went onto placing 3rd overall at the Cal Pac Conference Championships. That year Gomez was awarded as CSU East Bay 2008 sports athlete of the year. In 2009 after finishing with school Gomez ran his first half marathon in San Jose placing 26th overall in a time of 1:12:48 a personal record in which Gomez is truly proud of.

Gomez is currently working on his Master's in Business Administration with focus in Finance and hopes to grow his business.