Ackley was a two-time NCAA All-American at the University of Oregon and comes to Westwood with nearly 10 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level.
UCLA Track & Field Adds Marshall Ackley to Coaching Staff
September 12, 2019 | Track & Field
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LOS ANGELES โ UCLA Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Avery Anderson today announced the hiring of Marshall Ackley as the Bruins' jumps and hurdles coach. Ackley was a two-time NCAA All-American at the University of Oregon and comes to Westwood with nearly 10 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level.
"Coach Ackley has a proven record of success as a coach who can develop talent at the highest level," said Anderson. "His track acumen and productivity as a coach mesh well with the direction of our track & field program."
Prior to joining UCLA, Ackley served as assistant coach at UC-Davis before being promoted to Associate Head Track & Field Coach in 2016. He was the jumps/multis coach and assisted with sprints and hurdles. During his eight-year stretch in Davis, Ackley coached the Aggies to four Big West Outdoor Championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). He produced 15 Big West individual champions, six NCAA Championship qualifiers (five outdoor, one indoor), 35 West preliminary qualifiers and the 2019 MPSF pentathlon champion, Erinn Beattie. The Aggies broke 17 school records under Ackley's direction.
"I am honored and excited to be a part of such a historic program here at UCLA," said Ackley. "I look forward to working with our talented student-athletes and dedicated coaching staff. I sincerely thank Avery Anderson and Gavin Crew for this opportunity."
Ackley oversaw all daily operations of the UC-Davis track & field and cross country programs while assisting with sprints, hurdles, technique, drills and conditioning. Ackley was also named the interim head cross country coach during the 2018 campaign.
In his competition days, Ackley was a standout competitor at Oregon, helping the Ducks to four outdoor conference championships between 2007 and 2010. He was a six-time scorer at the conference meet and earned NCAA All-America plaudits in the decathlon in 2009 and 2010, the same years that Oregon finished as the NCAA runner-up. As a sophomore, Ackley finished fifth in the decathlon at the conference championships before improving to second and third, respectively, in his final two seasons.
One of Ackley's most memorable moments came at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In pursuit of a second All-America award, Ackley pulled his left hamstring during the pole vault. Despite posting a no-height finish in the vault, Ackley refused to withdraw from the decathlon and continued to compete in the last two events โ the javelin throw and 1500m.
With his leg tightly bandaged, Ackley limped around the track with determination, receiving a standing ovation from an appreciative home crowd of nearly 12,000 at Hayward Field. The final event may have taken him a little over seven minutes, but it was Ackley's heart and courage that stole the show in his final collegiate meet of his career.
A native of Nyssa, Ore., Ackley graduated from Oregon in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He remained with the track & field program as a volunteer assistant for multis coach Harry Marra and also coached and trained alongside Ashton Eaton, the former world decathlon record holder and the reigning world record holder in the indoor heptathlon.
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LOS ANGELES โ UCLA Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Avery Anderson today announced the hiring of Marshall Ackley as the Bruins' jumps and hurdles coach. Ackley was a two-time NCAA All-American at the University of Oregon and comes to Westwood with nearly 10 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level.
"Coach Ackley has a proven record of success as a coach who can develop talent at the highest level," said Anderson. "His track acumen and productivity as a coach mesh well with the direction of our track & field program."
Prior to joining UCLA, Ackley served as assistant coach at UC-Davis before being promoted to Associate Head Track & Field Coach in 2016. He was the jumps/multis coach and assisted with sprints and hurdles. During his eight-year stretch in Davis, Ackley coached the Aggies to four Big West Outdoor Championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). He produced 15 Big West individual champions, six NCAA Championship qualifiers (five outdoor, one indoor), 35 West preliminary qualifiers and the 2019 MPSF pentathlon champion, Erinn Beattie. The Aggies broke 17 school records under Ackley's direction.
"I am honored and excited to be a part of such a historic program here at UCLA," said Ackley. "I look forward to working with our talented student-athletes and dedicated coaching staff. I sincerely thank Avery Anderson and Gavin Crew for this opportunity."
Ackley oversaw all daily operations of the UC-Davis track & field and cross country programs while assisting with sprints, hurdles, technique, drills and conditioning. Ackley was also named the interim head cross country coach during the 2018 campaign.
In his competition days, Ackley was a standout competitor at Oregon, helping the Ducks to four outdoor conference championships between 2007 and 2010. He was a six-time scorer at the conference meet and earned NCAA All-America plaudits in the decathlon in 2009 and 2010, the same years that Oregon finished as the NCAA runner-up. As a sophomore, Ackley finished fifth in the decathlon at the conference championships before improving to second and third, respectively, in his final two seasons.
One of Ackley's most memorable moments came at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In pursuit of a second All-America award, Ackley pulled his left hamstring during the pole vault. Despite posting a no-height finish in the vault, Ackley refused to withdraw from the decathlon and continued to compete in the last two events โ the javelin throw and 1500m.
With his leg tightly bandaged, Ackley limped around the track with determination, receiving a standing ovation from an appreciative home crowd of nearly 12,000 at Hayward Field. The final event may have taken him a little over seven minutes, but it was Ackley's heart and courage that stole the show in his final collegiate meet of his career.
A native of Nyssa, Ore., Ackley graduated from Oregon in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He remained with the track & field program as a volunteer assistant for multis coach Harry Marra and also coached and trained alongside Ashton Eaton, the former world decathlon record holder and the reigning world record holder in the indoor heptathlon.
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