Charmaine Darden joined San José State as the program's head cross country and assistant track & field coach in August of 2021.
Darden arrived at SJSU after spending the last two seasons as the associate head cross country coach and track & field distances coach at Oklahoma. Sooner athletes consistently ran personal records at meets and had conference success while Darden was on staff. In addition, she coached an athlete to the Oklahoma indoor track and field top-10 all-time performance list.
Prior to arriving in Norman, Darden spent five seasons on staff at Southern University. While at Southern, she served as the head men's and women's cross country coach and assistant track and field coach. Darden coached student-athletes to five program records while also helping guide her athletes to over 70 top-8 finishes at the SWAC Championships.
In addition, over 13 Jaguars were named to the SWAC All-Academic Team with Darden on staff.
Darden got her start in coaching at the collegiate level at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2012, serving as an assistant track & field coach. While at West Chester, nine athletes broke school records and 33 were placed on the top-10 all-time performance list.
A 2007 graduate of Hampton University, Darden received her bachelor's degree in sports management. She would then go on to earn her master's degree in public administration with a graduate certification in sports management and athletics from West Chester in 2012.
Darden has received two USA Track and Field Level II certifications in Endurance and Sprints, Hurdles and Relays. In 2014, she became a USTFCCCA certified Jump and Strength and Conditioning coach.
Darden arrived at SJSU after spending the last two seasons as the associate head cross country coach and track & field distances coach at Oklahoma. Sooner athletes consistently ran personal records at meets and had conference success while Darden was on staff. In addition, she coached an athlete to the Oklahoma indoor track and field top-10 all-time performance list.
Prior to arriving in Norman, Darden spent five seasons on staff at Southern University. While at Southern, she served as the head men's and women's cross country coach and assistant track and field coach. Darden coached student-athletes to five program records while also helping guide her athletes to over 70 top-8 finishes at the SWAC Championships.
In addition, over 13 Jaguars were named to the SWAC All-Academic Team with Darden on staff.
Darden got her start in coaching at the collegiate level at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2012, serving as an assistant track & field coach. While at West Chester, nine athletes broke school records and 33 were placed on the top-10 all-time performance list.
A 2007 graduate of Hampton University, Darden received her bachelor's degree in sports management. She would then go on to earn her master's degree in public administration with a graduate certification in sports management and athletics from West Chester in 2012.
Darden has received two USA Track and Field Level II certifications in Endurance and Sprints, Hurdles and Relays. In 2014, she became a USTFCCCA certified Jump and Strength and Conditioning coach.