Mark Croghan

Mark Duane Croghan (born January 8, 1968) is a former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase.

At his first Olympics in 1992, with 12 qualifying for the final, he again narrowly missed out as he was the 13th fastest overall in the semifinals.

His best international results were 5th-place finishes at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart (in a PB of 8:09.76), and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

[2] He also served as the distance coach for the Ohio State men's and women's track programs from 1991-93.

Under his guidance, Robert Gary earned All-America status three times and qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.