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Mark Furkis
Assistant Coach
6th Season

Mark Furkis begins his sixth season as an assistant coach at Goshen College and 20th season overall. Furkis spent four years as the head cross country and assistant track and field coach at Fairfield High School. In 1999, he was an assistant for NCAA DI Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

He has also held coaching positions at West Noble High School and West Noble Middle School.

As a runner, Furkis still holds the 3200 meter record (9:24) at West Noble High School, which he set in 1975. He qualified for the National Senior Games for 2009 in San Francisco after having won the 5000 meters in 2007.

Mark has been married to his wife, Cindy, for 35 years an they have two grown children, James and Jenny.

 
 
 
Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
 Twila AlbrechtSOGoshen, Ind.Bethany Christian HS
 Lydia AlderferSRHarleysville, Pa.Souderton Area HS
 Becca AugsburgerJRNicholasville, KyHomeschooled
 Hannah BargFRGrayslake, Ill.Warren Township HS
 Hannah BartelSRIowa City, IowaIowa Mennonite HS
 Alli BeitlerJRBerne, Ind.South Adams HS
 Grace BoehmSOMerriam, Kans.Shawnee Mission East HS
 Jenica CorbettJRGoshen, Ind.Goshen HS
 Abby DunnFRAuburn, MaineEdward Little HS
 Karla FolkerSRGoshen, Ind.Goshen HS
 Natalie GraberFRStryker, OhioStryker HS
 Erin HelmuthSRElkhart, Ind.Bethany Christian HS
 Ali HochstetlerSOGoshen, Ind.Bethany Christian HS
 Sara LaLoneFRElkhart, Ind.Concord HS
 Kelly McLaughlinJRMilford, Mich.Milford HS
 Cynthia MedinaFRGoshen, Ind.Northwood HS
 Indy MillerSRColorado Springs, Colo.Doherty HS
 Irene SchmidFRDalton, OhioCentral Christian HS
 Rachel SmuckerSOBird-In-Hand, Pa.Conestoga Valley HS
 Audrey ThillJRPaoli, Ind.Paoli HS
 Lauren WeaverJRHesston, Kans.Hesston College
 Alita YoderSRElkhart, Ind.Bethany Christian HS
 Melissa ZehrSRTiskilwa, Ill.Princeton HS
Doug Yoder - Head Coach - 9th season
Mark Furkis - Assistant Coach - 6th season
Melissa Gillette - Assistant Coach - 5th season
Justin Gillette - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Petrana Petkova - Assistant Coach - 1st season