Sacramento State

David Monk joined the Sacramento State staff in August of 2016. Monk will oversee the Hornet cross country programs as well as serve as an assistant coach in track & field working with the distance runners.

During Monk's first season (2016-17), the Hornet cross country teams each recognized by the USTFCCCA for their academic performances. In addition, the women's team earned the highest team GPA at Sacramento State during the spring semester.

In competition, Sacramento State athletes posted eight school top 10 marks during the 2017 indoor and outdoor seasons. Highlighting the list was Haley Heinemann who ran 10:32.93 to move into second place in the Hornet record book in the steeplechase. Heinemann also jumped into third place in the indoor 5K with a mark of 17:36.08.

Monk comes to Sacramento State after spending the past 14 years coaching at the high school level in Northern California. Most recently, he was the cross country and track & field head coach at Armijo High School in Fairfield, Calif. While there, he helped guide the boys and girls cross country teams to Monticello Empire League championships in 2014. The title was the first for the girls program in school history while the boys finished claimed the top spot for the first time since 1978. The boys team went on to repeat the following year and sent an athlete to the state meet for only the second time in Armijo's history.

From 2002-12, Monk was the head coach at Fairfield High School. While there, his teams won three Sac-Joaquin Section girls titles and two boys championships. Monk coached Fairfield to 23 league team titles and qualified 14 relay teams and 22 individuals to the California state meet. In cross country, he had five boys teams reach the state championships between 2005-10.

Monk also served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Tulsa from 2001-02. While there, he implemented workouts, arranged travel and lodging and monitored academic progress.

Monk competed collegiately at Baylor where he helped guide the Bears to Southwestern Conference cross country championships in 1992 and 1994 — the only two in program history. He was the conference champion in the indoor 3K in 1994 and 1996 and later competed at the USATF cross country championships in 1997. Monk went on to earn his teaching credential from Mary-Hardin University in 1998.