Coach Marc Burns is the newest addition to the Tigers' track & field family, having arrived in Columbia in July 2014 to take the reins of the cross country program. An already well-established figure in collegiate cross country and track, Burns has spent 18 years as a Division I head coach. The 2009 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year and a four-time Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Cross Country Coach the Year, Burns came to Mizzou from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., where he led the Braves for four years.

Coach Burns has mentored Karissa Schweizer to six all- american honors and 3 NCAA National Championships in Cross Country (2016), Indoor Track (2017) and Outdoor Track (2017).