Entering his sixth season as an assistant track and field and cross country coach at SUNY Cortland in 2014-15, Marques Dexter has helped develop one of the top horizontal jumps groups at the conference, regional and national levels. He was named the USTFCCCA Indoor Atlantic Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year in 2013 and was nominated for the award on two other occasions. Dexter serves as an instructor for the physical education department, and an adjunct instructor in the sport management department.
Dexter holds a USA Track and Field Level II certification in jumps, sprints, hurdles and relays, as well as being a certified Level I instructor for USA Track and Field. He also serves as the recruiting coordinator for the men’s and women’s track and field teams and was a Central Region coach at the 2010 Empire State Games held in Buffalo.
At Cortland, Dexter has coached a women's outdoor All-America long jumper, two NCAA finalists, 11 NCAA qualifiers and three ECAC champions. The student-athletes he's coached have also set two school records and won 11 SUNYAC titles, with 17 scoring at ECAC Championships and 21 scoring at SUNYAC Championships.
Prior to Cortland, Dexter was a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field teams at The University of Georgia. He assisted in recruiting women's sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers and with the development of horizontal jumpers, sprinters and hurdlers. Also serving as a program coordinator, Dexter provided assistance with numerous administrative duties, such as recruiting coordination, office management, travel coordination and budgeting.
Dexter earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Sport Management from Robert Morris University and a master’s degree in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport Management and Policy Analysis from The University of Georgia. While at Robert Morris, he competed in the long jump and triple jump for three seasons and was awarded the college’s Signature Leadership award. This award is given to the top 13 graduating students who excelled in academics, leadership, and service both to the college and community. Previously, Dexter attended Rider University for a year and was a horizontal jumper for the Broncs.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Dexter was a member of the 262nd graduating class of Central High School. There he competed in track and field, earning a Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) indoor state meet medal in the triple jump, Philadelphia Public League Champion in the long jump, and earning All Public distinction by the time he graduated in 2003.
