Chris Rash
Assistant Coach | 5th Season
Chris Rash enters his fifth season as Throws Coach at Georgian Court University in 2026-27.
He earned national recognition as the USTFCCCA East Region Outdoor Men's Assistant Coach of the Year following the 2025-26 season. That season saw two national qualifiers for the Lions. It also included the CACC Athlete of the Year in Mark Linton. The Lion men's throwers scored 103 points at the CACC meet and had the conference champion in all four throwing events. GCU also took five of eight scoring places in the shot put, discus and hammer throw.
Rash helped not only the men, but the women as well back to the top of the CACC. The Lion women's throwers had two conference champions and scored a total of 64 points.
Rash has seen his throws program experience great success within the CACC. The Lion men had the 2024 outdoor conference champion in all four throwing events while the women won conference crowns in two. Rash also helped freshmen Malicah Etienne and Chiamaka Wokocha to CACC Field Rookie of the Year awards following the 2024 outdoor season.
In his second season, Rash coached three NCAA Qualifiers in Robbie Babson, Malicah Etienne and Mark Linton. The Lions also had five throwers earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors. In four throwing events at the CACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet, the Lion men had the event winner in three and totaled 66 points in the meet. The women meanwhile won two events and totaled 47 points.
Before joining the staff at Georgian Court, Rash coached track and field at Manchester Township High School. He served as the Throws Coach for six seasons before becoming the Head Coach for two seasons, while still overseeing the throws. During his time with Manchester Township, Rash coached multiple Ocean County and Shore Conference Champions, school record holders, Meet of Champions qualifiers and medal winners. In 2021, during his first year as Head Coach, Manchester made school history by winning its first ever Ocean County team title and Shore Conference team title. To conclude that season, Rash was named New Jersey’s Coach of the Year by NJ.Com.
Rash graduated with a Secondary Education and English degree from King’s College in Pennsylvania. While at King’s, he was a team captain and Scholar All-American wrestler. Rash also coached wrestling at Jackson Memorial High School from 2011-2021 and has coached Jackson’s football team for the past 12 years as well. He has helped to generate numerous State Championship teams, All-County, All-Shore, and All-State athletes, and was the position coach for New Jersey’s 2019 Defensive Player of the Year.
Originally from Freehold, NJ, Chris and his wife, Laura, currently reside in Neptune, NJ with their son and daughter.
NCAA Qualifiers Under Rash:
Robbie Babson - 2024, 2025
Malicah Etienne - 2024, 2025, 2026
Mark Linton - 2025, 2026
Ava Reardon - 2025
CACC Champions Under Rash
Cameren Anderson - Javelin - 2026
Robbie Babson - Shot Put - 2024, 2025
Robbie Babson - Hammer Throw - 2024, 2025
Malicah Etienne - Shot Put - 2026
Malicah Etienne - Discus - 2026
Mark Linton - Discus - 2025
Mark Linton - Hammer Throw - 2026
Kaydence Fischer - Discus - 2025, 2026
Sheridan Martinez - Javelin - 2024
Ava Reardon - Javelin - 2025
Chiamaka Wokocha - Hammer Throw - 2026
ECC Champions Under Rash
Cameren Anderson - Shot Put - 2026
Robbie Babson - Shot Put - 2025
Malicah Etienne - Shot Put - 2024
Mark Linton - Weight Throw - 2026
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir - Shot Put - 2026
USTFCCCA All-Region
Cameren Anderson - Indoor Shot Put - 2026
Cameren Anderson - Outdoor Shot Put - 2026
Cameren Anderson - Discus - 2026
Robbie Babson - Outdoor Shot Put - 2024, 2025
Robbie Babson - Indoor Shot Put - 2024, 2025
Malicah Etienne - Discus - 2024, 2025, 2026
Malicah Etienne - Indoor Shot Put - 2024, 2026
Malicah Etienne - Outdoor Shot Put - 2026
Kaydence Fisher - Discus - 2025
Mark Linton - Discus - 2025, 2026
Mark Linton - Weight Throw - 2025, 2026
Mark Linton - Outdoor Shot Put - 2026
Mark Linton - Hammer Throw - 2026
Sheridan Martinez - Javelin - 2024
Ava Reardon - Javelin - 2025
Sigurlaug Sveinsdottir - Indoor Shot Put - 2026
Chiamaka Wokocha - Hammer Throw - 2026
