Mark Conover, a former Cal Poly, Cross Country and Track and Field Director, died Wednesday.
Conover was a Cross Country and Track and Field Director for more than 13 years and a coach for the Mustangs for 25 seasons.
Conover was a 1988 Olympic marathon trials winner.
He was a 19-time Big West Coach of the Year, a 17-time Big West Men’s Cross Country champion, a seven-time Women’s Cross Country champion, and a Big West Women’s Track and Field champion.
Conover passed away after battling an aggressive squamous cell carcinoma.
He was 61 years old.
