Mark Hendricks - Football Coach - James Madison University Athletics

Mark Hendricks

Title:
Secondary

At JMU: Joined the JMU staff before the start of 2008 spring drills and works with the Dukes' cornerbacks... Primary Recruiting Area: Central and Southern New Jersey, Delaware and Ohio... in 2009 coached Scotty McGee, a Second-Team All-CAA honoree and a sixth-round draft choice by the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars... in 2008 coached First-Team All-CAA cornerback and Tampa Bay Buccaneers signee Evan McCollough, who later was Rookie of the Year in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts.

Before JMU : Defensive coordinator at Rowan from 2004 until joining the JMU staff... Rowan's teams were 34-14 during his four years as defensive coordinator and made three NCAA Division III playoff appearances, including the semifinals in 2004 and 2005... Rowan won New Jersey Athletic Conference titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and was the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) team of the year and Lambert Cup winner in 2004 and 2005... a linebacker and free safety as a Rowan player (1995-99), a two-year team captain and a member of squads that made four Division III national championship game appearances... received Rowan's Player of the Year and student-athlete awards in 1999 and was a First-Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference and All-ECAC honoree in 1999.

Personal : Received his undergraduate degree in criminal law/justice with a minor in business from Rowan in 1999 and his master's degree in higher education administration from Rowan in 2004... worked as an adult supervision probation officer in New Jersey from 2000-02 and was associated with Rowan's Center for Addiction Studies from 2002-04... he and his wife, Rebecca, have a son, Jack (5), and daughter, Maura (2)... Rebecca Hendricks is a Rowan graduate and an employee of the Rockingham Memorial Hospital's Wellness Center.