Monica Hargrove - Assistant Coach - Women's Cross Country Coaches

Monica Hargrove

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
monica.hargrove@csun.edu
Phone:
7680

Monica Hargrove joined the CSUN Track & Field program as an Assistant Coach for the 2017-18 season. Hargrove, who brings the Matadors extensive experience as an international athlete and fitness consultant, works with CSUN’s sprinters and will serve as an assistant on the Matador cross country staff in 2018.

Prior to CSUN, Hargrove spent the past seven years as a personal trainer and fitness consultant based in Los Angeles and Atlanta, working with elite and collegiate athletes across various sports. Before that, she was an Assistant Track & Field Coach at Indiana University, where she helped rebuild the program, which culminated in the team winning the Big Ten Championship during Hargrove’s final year with the program.

Hargrove graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Dean’s List honors. While a student-athlete, she was named a three-time All-American and to the NCAA and Big East All-Academic Teams. For the Hoyas, she specialized in the 200m and 400m races and was a member of the National Champion 4x400m relay in 2002. She also won an Indoor Championship in the 500m in 2003.

Following graduation, Hargrove competed internationally in the sprint events. Among her many accolades, she won a silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, a gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2014 Indoor Championships and was an Olympic Trials finalist in 2008 and 2012. She was ranked among the top 10 in the world by Track and Field News in 2009. Hargrove was also the first track & field athlete sponsored by Under Armour.