Marcus Wasilewski was hired as Sports Performance Coach on July 29, 2015.
"We're very excited to have a former collegiate star join our department," commented Murray. "I'm confident that Marcus is going to jump in and immediately do great things, not just with football, but with all of our athletic programs. He is young, knowledgeable, passionate and all you can ask for in a staff member. Marcus is eager to learn and one of the hardest workers I've ever met."
Wasilewski becomes a full-time staff member after serving the past three months in an interim role as assistant strength coach and nutrition advisor with the Black Bears. He achieved his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification in July of 2015 and worked as a graduate assistant of exercise physiology at UMaine for a year beginning in 2014.
Formerly, Wasilewski was a first-team All-Conference quarterback for the Black Bears, leading the football team to the Colonial Athletic Association Conference Championship in 2013. At his time of graduation, Wasilewski held career records in multiple categories including completions in a season (276), passing yards in a season (3,238), career pass completion percentage (.646) and most yards of total offense in a season (3,770). Wasilewski finished his Black Bear career fifth on the all-time passing yards list (5,612) and third in total touchdown passes (25).
"We are very excited to see Marcus Wasilewski added to our Sports Performance Staff here at the University of Maine," said UMaine head football coach Jack Cosgrove. "Marcus was a great 'performer' here as a Black Bear student-athlete! We have high expectations from him and have great confidence that he will be an outstanding teacher, coach and role model."
Wasilewski graduated from UMaine in 2013 with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology/Physical Education and earned his Masters of Education in Exercise Physiology/Physical Education in 2015.
