Bio

Tobin is a Livonia Public School alum from elementary school all the way to Schoolcraft College. He returns to the fold here at Schoolcraft to give back to the sport he has competed in for 5 decades.

Tobin was a multiple all state performer in Track and Cross Country at Livonia Churchill High School and still holds the CHS 3200m and 3 mile Cross Country records set in 1977-78. He has extensive experience of racing as well as coaching at a state and national level.

Coaching Cross Country and Track and Field spanned over 3 decades from 1981 to 2016 from the middle school and running club level to the high school ranks. Tobin Coached state ranked teams and all state runners throughout the area including Redford Union, Howell,Livonia Franklin, and White Lake Lakeland when the Lakeland Eagles won back to back state championship titles in 1996 and 1997. Tobin competed throughout the majority of his early coaching career as well as a Michigan elite road racer, sponsored in the mid 80s by Etonic Running and apparel. Tobin also founded the Stickman United Running Club, which competed at a state and national level. He also coached the Sunset Striders Running Club, winning the 1998 USATF National Championships for young men.

"Along with the obvious deep-rooted passion I have for running itself, it is my core belief that Cross Country and Track and Field is at its essence an outdoor classroom. The lessons learned are life lessons that we carry forward into all aspects of our lives. In a nutshell,  this is the kind of running / family based culture I wish to attract to our team here at Schoolcraft College. A commitment to academic as well as athletic excellence."