Coach Mark Tompkins – Biography

Mark Tompkins, a Palo Alto, CA native, competed in Cross Country and Track & Field in high school, at the Naval Academy, and with the Greater Boston Track Club. Over the past 22 years, he has coached distance running at various high schools and is currently the Head Cross Country/Track Coach and a teacher at Jamestown High School in Williamsburg, VA.

He has coached at Jamestown High School since 2016.

Team Accomplishments

• Jamestown Boys' Cross Country

  • Virginia 4A State Meet Qualifier – 18 consecutive years (longest active streak in Virginia)

  • State Champions – 2001, 2008 (Coached by Howard Townsend)

  • Region 4A Champions – 2022, 2023, 2024

  • Region Runner-up – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

  • Bay Rivers District Champions – 2022, 2024

  • Top 6 State Finishes – 4th (2016), 6th (2024)

• Jamestown Girls' Cross Country

  • Virginia 4A State Meet Qualifier – 9 consecutive years (2016–Present)

  • State Champions – 2023

  • Region 4A Champions – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  • Region Runner-up – 2016, 2017, 2018

  • Bay Rivers District Champions – 2022, 2023, 2024

  • Top 6 State Finishes – 4th (2022), 6th (2024)

In 2023, he led Jamestown’s girls to their first-ever District, Region, and State 4A titles, defeating Virginia powerhouses Blacksburg HS and Loudoun Valley HS.

Notable Athletes Coached

• Caroline Bauer – 10:32 (3200m, 4A Indoor State Champ); 16:54 (XC, Running Lane Nationals – fastest Peninsula time)

• Kylie Brooks – 10:36 (3200m, 4A Indoor State Runner-up); 17:38 (XC 5K); 4:58 (1600m)

• Jeffrey Linton – 1:53.75 (800m, Adidas Nationals Runner-up); 2:32 (1000m, 4A Indoor State Meet)

• Jonathan Grimm – 15:19 (U14 state record, 5K road race); Adidas Nationals 2-mile Champion

  • Holds fastest times ever for a freshman in Virginia: 15:30 (5K), 9:26 (3200m), 4:19 (mile)

• Olivia Twiddy – 3:16 (1000m, Walsingham Academy)

• Carley Shannon – 11:01 (3200m, 2A Outdoor State Champ); 11:19 (3200m, AA Indoor State Champ)

• Kaitlyn Ardrey – 12:00 (3200m, 4A Indoor State Meet)

• 4x800m Relay (Raini Mayo, Claire Bauer, Emily Dahl, Kylie Brooks) – 9:26 (4A Outdoor State Meet)

Additional Coaching Highlights

• Led the GWDRC Club team to boys' and girls' victories at the VA Middle School & Elementary State Championship.

• Inducted into the Virginia Peninsula Road Racing Hall of Fame (2015).

• CRR Grand Prix Champion – Three-time winner.

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Mark’s Personal Bests:

• 1000m – 2:27

• 1500m – 3:53

• 3000m – 8:29

• 5000m – 14:58

• 8000m – 25:04

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He resides in Williamsburg, VA, with his wife Karen Tompkins, a Naval Academy graduate, and their five children.

📩 Contact: (757) 784-2281 | marktompkins1@gmail.com

 

Assistant Coaches

• Collin Anderson – Assistant Distance/Pole Vault Coach

• Ronald Wallace – Assistant Distance/Strength Coach

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