Bio

Dr. Mark Crear, Mt. San Antonio College Dr. Mark Crear was born in San Francisco and raised in Southern California. While attending Rowland High School (Rowland Heights, California), he discovered his hurdling talent when an assistant coach told him he "looked like a runner". After graduating from Rowland, he enrolled at Mt. San Antonio College where he quickly began to hone his raw talent. 
A member of the Mounties' 1987 and 1988 track and field teams, Crear finished second in the 100 m hurdles at the state championships in both his freshman and sophomore years. His performance at Mt. San Antonio earned Crear a full athletic scholarship to the University of Southern California. In 1990, he placed 3rd at the NCAA Outdoors with a time of 13.65 seconds. Two years later, Crear won the Pac-10 with a time of 13.50 seconds and then the NCAA outdoors with a time of 13.49 seconds. 

Crear captured a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 1996 Olympics, despite running with a broken arm. He returned in 2000 to claim bronze. Crear was ranked three times as the #1 110 meter high hurdler in the world (1995, 1998, 1999), he was the Goodwill Games champion in 1998, the U.S. Outdoor National champion in 1994 and 1999, and is a three-time World Grand Prix champion. In 2002, 

Crear earned a doctorate degree in theology from the International Theological University. Currently, he is pursuing a career as a motivational speaker, and conducts personal and professional seminars for leading corporate and business clients and public audiences around the world.