Doug Molnar
Born: 1964 in Lorain, Ohio
Residence: Clarksville, Tennessee
Family: Parents: Julius and Emily. Stepdad: John Markutsa
Wife: Kimberly. Daughter: Alyssa and her husband, Sean Kihara. Grandchildren: Noah, Evelyn. Stepchildren: Cameron, Sydney and Tyler Pena.
Athletic highlights
Lorain Admiral King (1978-82)
Track and field (1979-82)
1982: Molnar finished sixth at the Class AAA (now Division I) state meet for the 4×800 along with Roger Smith, Michael Walton and Leon Rainey with a time of 7:53.0. He was also a Class AAA state qualifier for 800 meters, but a strained right Achilles’ tendon from the 4×800 severely hampered his performance in the open 800.
1982: Along with Smith, Walton and Rainey, Admiral King set a state tournament record as a member of the winning 4×800 at the Amherst Regional with a winning time of 7:48.4. He was also a regional runner-up for 800 meters as he was barely edged out by Bay’s Jay Yuhasz. Both clocked 1:53.7. Earlier Molnar won his second straight 800-meter title at the Rocky River District in a meet-record 1:55.3. Molnar was also a member of meet-record wins for the Admirals’ 4×800 (7:53.16, with Smith, Molnar and Rainey) and the 4×400 (3:22.88, with Jerry Dunlap, Walton and Smith). Their efforts helped Admiral King to a district runner-up finish to Bay, 74.5-56.
: Molnar’s fastest 800 meters for high school came in July 1981 where was a national runner-up in 1:52.8 at the Track Federation of America Nationals in Philadelphia as he beat state champs from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Tennessee.
1981: Finished Class AAA state runner-up in the 800 meters to Akron Buchtel senior Henry Butler, 1:52.22 to 1:53.62.
1981: Molnar was the Kent Roosevelt Class AAA Regional champ, defeating Buchtel’s Butler, 1:55.6 to 1:56.0. A week earlier, he led Admiral King to the Class AAA district title at Elyria’s Ely Stadium, outdistancing second place North Olmsted, 105-60. Molnar won the 800 meters (1:55.33) and teamed with Jackson, Dunlap and Smith for the winning 4×400 (3:24.48). He was also second to Avon Lake’s John Clark in the 1,600, 4:23.15 to 4:23.80.
1981: Led Admiral King to a Buckeye Conference track championship at Ely Stadium with wins in the 1,600 (4:28.39) and 800 (1:59.28). The Admirals (99) outdistanced Sandusky (82.5) and Marion (79) for the King boys’ first-ever conference title.
Other high school highlights
1982: Lettered in track 4 years, football 3 years and cross country 2 years.
1981: Started at tight end and played monster back for varsity football as he rarely left the field. Second team Buckeye Conference and honorable mention All-Lorain County.
1981: All-Buckeye Conference in cross country, but finished 10th at the Elyria District one spot out of qualifying for regionals.
University of West Virginia (1982-86)
Athletic highlights
Feb. 1983: School record indoor 800 meters, 1:52.38
Feb. 1983: School record indoor 4×800 relay (anchor), 7:41.97
Feb. 1983: School record indoor distance medley relay, 9:45.34
April 1986: School record outdoor sprint medley relay, 3:21
April 1984: School record outdoor 4x800m relay, 7:30.64
April 1984: School record outdoor distance medley relay, 9:40.30
Feb. 1986: Finalist IC4A – 1,000-meter indoor finalist
1983-1986: IC4A qualifier 800m/1000m
1984-85 and 1985-86: 2-time team captain
Post Collegiate
Oct. 1994: Toe to Tow Marathon champion, 2:29:49
Coaching background
August 2020-present: Rossview High School. Boys and girls cross country coach. The Squawk The Hawk boys team finished 15th at the state tournament
Sept. 2004-May 2019: Austin Peay State University. Head track and cross country Coach. Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year 2014. Athletes qualified for NCAA track and field regionals for track 12 out of 14 years. Athletes broke 14 of 19 indoor school records and 16 of 22 events outdoor records. Athletes earned six OVC Freshmen of the Year and six Athlete of the Year awards in 14 seasons. 38 OVC Champions and over 200 All-OVC Athletes. Athletes set four OVC records.
Aug. 2002-Sept. 2004: University of Texas Pan-Am. Assistant in track/head cross country. Coached NCAA All-American in track and cross country (first multi-All-American in school history). Athletes broke school records in 1,500, mile, steeplechase, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and also for cross country. Men’s team finished top-10 at NCAA regionals first time in school history.
June 1999-June 2002: University of Tennessee. Men’s volunteer coach. Southeastern Conference outdoor champions for 2001-2002, NCAA Division I Outdoor Track champions in 2001, NCAA cross country team qualifiers in 2001, NCAA Division I Indoor Track champions in 2002
Jan. 2000-June 2000 University of Tennessee. Interim head women’s cross country coach/assistant track. Coached SEC scorers in 800, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000
Aug 1999-Dec. 1999: University of Tennessee. Women’s volunteer assistant.
March 1994-June 1996: Kent State University – Assistant in track/head cross country. Coached All-American in the 800. Coached top-20 team NCAA Outdoor Track in 1995
Jan. 1994-March 1994: Oberlin College. Volunteer assistant. Coached athletes that set school records in mile, 3,000 and 5,000
Sept. 1990 -June 1992: Kent State – volunteer/graduate assistant. Assisted with All-Americans in track and cross country
Jan.-June 1989: Lorain Admiral King. Track assistant
Sept.-June 1988: Clearview High School. Track assistant
Education
1982: Lorain Admiral King
1986: University of West Virginia, bachelor’s degree
1987: University of West Virginia, masters in business administration
2002: University of Tennessee, PhD in education