Tony Monroe enters his eighth year as an assistant coach for Seattle U track and field He has a coaching and athletic direction career spanning more than 33 years and joined the Seattle U Redhawks in 2018.
At Seattle University, Monroe primarily focuses on:
- Sprints
- Jumps (High jump, long jump, triple jump)
- Javelin and Throws
- Multi events
In 2025-26 he will be primarily overseeing the throwers.
In the 2025 indoor season, Monroe saw 15 new top-ten performances in school history, with three new school records. With freshman Rachel Albright recording a top ten mark in the indoor weight with 12.08m 39' 7.75" At the WAC Indoor Championships, Alisha Saucedo, Alex Jensen, Zoe Tibbo, Manthita Wague, and Sean Ellison all put new results in Seattle U's all-time top tens. Saucedo and Lilianne Hargreaves each made the WAC finals as well, with Saucedo doing so in the 800m and Hargreaves doing so in the mile. Each finished fifth in the WAC in their respective event.
In addition to the program records, Hargreaves (mile), Saucedo (800m), Jensen (800m), Osaze Williams (800m), and Azalea Groleau (3000m) all earned All-WAC Second Team for their performances. The Redhawks broke the all-time program record in the distance medley relay, doing so for the third consecutive year. The team of McKenna White, Taylor Marks, Annabelle Clapp, and Groleau ran a 11:52.39 to finish second in the WAC and shave two and a half seconds off Seattle U's program record. Groleau, Marks, and White had all been a part of SU's previous program record, set last season. White and Clapp were part of the team, along with Alisha Saucedo and Diana Camargo Solis, who ran the then-third fastest distance medley relay in SU history earlier this season. Marks and Groleau are now part of the first, second, and third fastest distance medley relays in SU history. In the 4x400, the team of Matthew Fiso, Williams, Seku Sanders and
Jensen ran a 3:19.69. That time was good for second in SU history and less than a second off the all-time program record, set in 2013. For the women, it was Marks, Clapp, Mia Talarico, and Kristina Shkalenkova who recorded Seattle U's first 4x400 relay under four minutes since 2020. That team ran a 3:59.82, the third-fastest in SU history.
Saucedo, who ran the third in SU history in the 800m, improved on her personal best, finishing third in the prelims with a 2:12.06. In the finals, Saucedo would take fifth. Jensen also improved his own record-book standing in the 800m: placing third with a 1:51.73. The triple jump saw both Tibbo and Wague move up in the indoor record books. Tibbo moved from seventh to fourth all-time with a new indoor personal-best of 11.38m, Wague remained in third in Seattle U's all-time standings but set a new indoor personal best by .31m, jumping 11.59m. Ellison moved to ninth in SU history in the long jump with a 6.35m jump, passing Matthew Crumedy in the record books. Zamora moved from ninth to seventh in SU's top-ten times in the 60m, running a 7.04
In the 2025 outdoor season, Monroe continued the success from the indoor season, as the team set 35 new top-ten performances in school history. Again Freshman Rachel entering the top ten with Seattle University track and field wrapped up its final Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship with six All-WAC finishes and one new school record following three days of competition in Maverick Stadium on the campus of UT Arlington. Senior Lilianne Hargreaves, capped her collegiate career on a high note Sunday afternoon, taking bronze in the 1,500m, good for First Team All-WAC honors. She then closed out the meet anchored the women's 4x400m relay to a school record, 3:52.14 finish.Hargreaves was the third leg of a quartet that also included Annabelle Clapp, Kristina Shkalenkova and anchor Taylor Marks. .Also entering the Redhawk record book was sophomore Rock Gignac, who scored 4,569 points in the decathlon, good for the fourth most points scored in the event in Seattle U history. Gignac's total was good for eighth place at the championship meet, earning him Second Team All-WAC honors.
In addition to Gignac's entry into the school's all-time top-10, Marks' PR of 57.46 in the 400m was good for fourth best all-time, Zoe Tibbo's PR of 5.67m in the long jump is good for third best all-time and the men's 4x400m relay turned in the seventh best time in program history (3:20.92). The relay team was composed of Matthew Fiso, Ozase Demund, Seku Sanders and Alex Jensen. Seattle U's four remaining Second Team All-WAC finishes were all in the triple jump events. On the men's side, Fiso, a freshman, took sixth with a best mark of 14.21m. sophomore JR Zamora joined Fiso on the podium with an eighth-place finish and a best mark of 13.54m. In the women's triple jump, sophomore Manthita Wague had a best mark of 11.84m to place sixth. Junior Zoe Tibbo had a best mark of 11.40m to place eighth overall.
In the 2024 indoor season, The Redhawks recorded 30 new top-ten performances in school history, with 6 new school records. featuring impressive performances including a new school record for sophomore Miguel Rosario III. Rosario has continued his extraordinary performances by beating his own school record of 6.80 in the men's 60 meter dash that was set last February with a time of 6.69
WAC Indoor Championships Featured a first place win in the women's distance medley relay for the Redhawks, and another school record for sophomore Miguel Rosario III. The combination of Azalea Groleau, Taylor Marks, McKenna White and Lilianne Hargreaves were the team that came through with the distance medley relay victory for the Redhawks, finishing with a time of 12:05.94. The men's combination of Alex Franklin, Alex Jensen, Zack Sundt and Gus Harquail also performed well in the distance medley relay, finishing in fourth place with a time of 10:08.97.
Sophomore Miguel Rosario III also had an incredible WAC, finishing in first place in the 60 meter dash prelims and second in the 200 meter dash prelims. Rosario's time of 21.03 in the 200 meters broke the school record by a staggering amount of .68. Miguel finished in second by just a fraction in the 60 meter dash final. "You rarely see this type of improvement." says head coach, Kelly Sullivan. "Last year as a freshman Miguel didn't make the final in either event, so I give a ton of credit to Miguel and coach Tony Monroe. Sophomore Azalea Groleau continued her impressive season for the Redhawks, earning her second All-WAC title after earning one this fall during the cross country season. Groleau placed sixth in the 3000 meter, improving from her twelfth place spot at last years WAC Indoor Championships. 2024 TOP 10 INDOOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCES : - Miguel Rosario III: 1st place in men's 200 meter (21.03) - JR Zamora: Tied 2nd place in men's long jump (6.55), 10th place in men's triple jump (12.79). - Azalea Groleau, Taylor Marks, McKenna White and Lilianne Hargreaves: 3rd place in women's distance medley relay (12:05.94) - Alex Franklin, Alex Jensen, Zack Sundt and Gus Harquail: 4th place in men's distance medley relay (10:08.97) - Manthita Wague: 4th place in women's long jump (5.37) - Zoe Tibbo: 6th place in womens long jump (5.27), 7th place in women's triple jump (11.18) - Julie Smith: 6th place in women's 200m (25:85), 10th place in women's 60m (7.99) - Amadeus Eckart: Tied 8th place in men's long jump (6.24) - Kavon Holden: Tied 8th place in men's 60m (7.07) - Joseph Alleyne, Alex Jensen, Gus Harquail, Alex Franklin: 10th place in men's 4x400 relay (3:25.93)
In the 2024 outdoor season, Monroe guided the success mainly as sprints, throws and multi-event leader, as the team set 35 new top-ten performances in school history. At the WAC Outdoor Championships Grad transfer Yonas Sauers continued his impressive season for the Redhawks, 10k with a time of 29:42.66 also performed well in the men's 5k, finishing in eighth place with a time of 14:21.46. Yonas finished the year with four new school records in the 8k from cross country, indoor 3000 and 5000m and the 10k outdoors. Sophomore Azalea Groleau earned an All-WAC honor in the women's 1500 with her seventh-place finish. The women's distance medley relay with teammates Lilianne Hargreaves, Mckenna White and Taylor Marks. Groleau also set a school records 5K 16:46.75. Junior Lilianne Hargreaves also continued her notable season for the Redhawks, finishing in fourth place and earning an All-WAC title in the women's 1500 with her time of 4:35.52. Sophomore Livii Fetterley performed well in the women's heptathlon, earning an All-WAC award by finishing in sixth place in the women's heptathlon with 4374 points. Fetterley set new personal bests in the 200m (26.12), javelin throw (31.61m), and 800m (2:31.31) during her heptathlon performance. Manthita Wague, finishing in seventh place overall in the women's triple jump and earning an All-WAC title with her mark of 11.70m. Wague's mark earns her a new freshman record for Seattle U and an overall third place spot in the school record books. The women's 400m relay team of Manthita Wague, Taylor Marks, Mikaela Rosario and Julie Smith also earned All-WAC title, finishing in eighth with a time of 48.24. Their performance earns them a fourth place spot in the school history.The men's 400m relay team of Amadeus Eckart, Tom Topinka, Rock Gignac, and Joseph Alleyne also earned an All-WAC title by finishing in eighth place with a time of 43.47.
In the 2023 indoor season, Monroe helped guide the team to 23 new top-ten performances in school history, with three new school records. True freshman Miguel Rosario III set the school record in the 60m twice this season, as he ran 6.84 at the UW Preview, and then 6.80 at the Husky Classic. The women’s Distance Medley Relay team of Grace Much, Taylor Marks, Maya McCabe, and Azalea Groleau set the school record at the UW Invite, where they ran 11:55.21. Two different teams set the school record in the men’s Distance Medley Relay as well. At the UW Invite, the team of Alex Franklin, Isaiah Payne, Hezekiah Goodwin, and Gus Harquail clocked in a time of 10:00.19 to break the school record. At the WAC Championships, the team of Alex Franklin, Isaiah Payne, Matthew Holme, and Gus Harquail not only set the school record, but also won the WAC Championship, in a time of 10:00.10. Bryana Rogers also saw success at the WAC Championships, as she would jump 11.89m in the triple jump to place eighth overall, earning All-WAC Second Team honors.
In the 2023 outdoor season, Monroe continued the success from the indoor season, as the team would set 35 new top-ten performances in school history. True freshman Jamaari Jefferson would set the school record in the long jump twice this season, as he would jump 6.90m at the Stanford Invitational, and then 7.00m at the WAC Championships. The men’s 4x100m would set the school record twice with two different teams. At the Beach Invitational, the team of Noah Payne, Tom Topinka,
Isaiah Payne, and Miguel Rosario III clocked in a time of 41.51 to tie the original school record. At the WAC Championships, the team of Noah Payne, Kavon Holden, Isaiah Payne, and Miguel Rosario III would run a time of 41.22 to set the school record in the event. Additionally, Miguel Rosario III would run the fastest 100m in school history of 10.58, but would not be considered for a school record since the effort was wind aided (2.5w). In the 2022 outdoor track and field season, Monroe led Lucas Milne (decathlon), and Nicole Whittern (javelin throw) to All-WAC Second Team finishes. Isaiah Payne started the season with a new school record in the 200, while Jocelyn set the 100m record twice and Milne set school records in the decathlon and the 110m hurdles record three times. A school record in the school record was set in the last event of the season as the 4x400m team of Taylor Marks, Postma, Jocelyn and McCabe set the record in their first time competing as a relay team. Overall, Seattle U set eleven school records, posting 42 new top-10 marks and 105 personal bests. In the 2022 indoor track and field season, Monroe guided Tricht Jocelyn to set the 60m (three) and 200m (twice) school records during the season, while Lucas Milne set the 60m hurdles and heptathlon school record. Overall, Seattle U set seven school records, posting 40 new top-10 marks and 64 new personal bests.
In the 2021 season, Monroe coached Tricht Jocelyn, Isaiah Payne, Bryana Rogers and Morgan Young to All-WAC Second Team honors. Jocelyn (100m, 200m), Payne (200m) Young (triple jump) also set new school records. In the 2020 season, he coached Regie Grady, Maya McCabe, Michelle Newblom and Siobhan Rubio to a new school record in the 4x400m relay, while also overseeing Newblom’s school-record effort in the 60m hurdles and Grady’s school-record 200m dash.
In his first year with the Redhawks (2019), he coached Caylah Lunning to a bronze medal at the WAC championships in the long jump.
Monroe’s career as a coach and athletic director spans more than 33 years. Prior to his time at Seattle U, he spent seven years as the jumps & javelin coach at Central Washington University, following three years as
head coach for cross country and track at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Ore.
In 2011, Monroe coached both the indoor and outdoor men’s GNAC champions in the high jump. In 2012, his indoor and outdoor jumpers were a major force on the team, with the men winning the long and high jumps at GNAC Championships. During his time at CWU, he coached three school record-holders and numerous Division II national qualifiers. Monroe also oversaw the career of two-time All-American triple jumper Luke Plumber as well as five-time All-American and national runner-up high jumper Tayler Fettig.
He has extensive experience working with all track events and age groups with clubs, high schools and colleges. As the head track & cross country coach at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno, Nev., his boys and girls teams won 10 division championships, five Nevada State Championships and three State runner-up trophies in 10-years. As a result, Manogue was recognized as one of the top track teams in all of Nevada. Monroe has coached over 40 individual Nevada State Champions with at least one in every track and field event, as well as several past and current Nevada state record-holders. He coached the fastest miler (4:08) in Nevada high school history and junior national team member in the 1500 (3:51), the winner of the Golden West Invitational mile (4:10.65), Brad Meyer (National Champion 1500m, 3k, 5k), and 1989 National High Jump Champion Justin James, among countless others. Monroe was named league and division Coach of the Year several times, culminating in the title of Nevada State High School Coach of the Year in 1993, awarded by the National High School Coaches Association. He was instrumental in adding girl’s pole vault to Nevada high school track, coaching the first Nevada high school female vaulter. Later, he helped Andrea Miezel to an eighth place national finish in the heptathlon, and also worked previously with NJCAA All-American Josh Jones.
Post collegiate, Monroe competed for several years with the Rail City Striders and the Reno Track Club, participating in multiple national and international tournaments. In 1986, Monroe won the title for Pacific Association of The Athletics Congress (USATF) 800 meters and medaling in the 1500. He was selected PA/TAC 1500/miler of the year in 1987.
Monroe was a high school varsity athlete in three sports, after which he played junior college basketball and competed for the University of Nevada Reno as a track athlete. He was part of Nevada’s Big Sky Conference championship team in 1982. Later, Monroe was a graduate assistant for Hall of Fame coach Jack Cook. As a GA, he assisted Coach Cook with his “Theory of Track and Field” class and in the writing of his book, titled “Run, Jump, Throw”. Monroe had a major role in assisting with the concept, organizing, and implementing the first two Nevada-hosted indoor meets known as the “Fabulous Fifties”.
Additionally, Monroe is instrumental on the Seattle University Campus as a program assistant and contributes to the recruiting, supporting and success of Native American students through the Indigenous Peoples Institute.
In 2020 Monroe was awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree from Laurel College for his lifetime contribution and success in supporting and mentoring Native American students and athletes Monroe is a member of the Reno Sparks Indian Colony's Sports Hall of Fame (basketball).
In 2025 He was inducted into the Bishop Manogue Catholic High School Hall of Fame as Head Track and Field Coach for his State Championship teams.
He had been the PNW USATF Open Chairman since 2021.
Monroe is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. On campus, he acts as a program assistant at the Indigenous Peoples Institute, where he supports and mentors Native American Students.