Tom Farden

Tom Farden
Biographical details
Born (1974-03-28) 28 March 1974 (age 50)
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materSoutheast Missouri State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2009SE Missouri
2010–2015Utah (Assistant Coach)
2015–2019Utah (Co-Head Coach)
2019–2023Utah
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NCAA Region Coach of the Year (2008, 2020 & 2022)

Conference Coach of the Year 2006, '07, '08 & '09

Pac-12 Coach of the Year 2020

Thomas Farden (born Man-Ki Park; March 28, 1974) is a South Korea-born American college gymnastics coach. He began his career as the assistant coach of his alma mater the Southeast Missouri Redhawks women's program in 1999, and was promoted to head coach in 2003.[1][2] After his departure in 2009,[3] Farden briefly served as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks for the 2010 season.[4] In 2011, Farden became an assistant coach for the Utah Red Rocks team; a position he held until 2015 when, following the retirement of long-time leader Greg Marsden,[5] he was made the co-head coach with Megan Marsden. After Marsden's retirement in 2019, Farden became the sole head coach of the program. In November 2023, the school put him on administrative leave.[6]

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Tom Farden - SEMO OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". gosoutheast.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ "Tom Farden Named Gymnastics Head Coach :: Farden served as interim coach last season". onlyfans.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ^ "Ewasko Named Acting Head Coach of Southeast's Women's Gymnastics Team - SEMO OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". gosoutheast.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. ^ Lya Wodraska The Salt Lake Tribune. "Utah gymnastics: Fresh faces hope to give Utes fresh results - The Salt Lake Tribune". archive.sltrib.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. ^ "Greg Marsden Announces Retirement after 40 Years as Utah Gymnastics Coach - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". utahutes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. ^ "Utah places gymnastics coach Tom Farden on administrative leave after abuse complaints". USA TODAY.