Jesse Fuca enters his ninth season as an assistant coach at Binghamton in 2026-27. He works with the sprinters and hurdlers and is the Bearcats' recruiting coordinator. In 2024, he was promoted to Senior Assistant Coach. A 2012 alumni of the university, Fuca has since coached at four collegiate programs, including three at the NCAA Division I level.
During his time at Binghamton, Fuca has helped coach the sprinters and middle distance runners (200-800) and hurdlers to 24 America East individual or relay titles, 64 all-conference performances and 22 school records. In addition, 161 performances by the sprinters and hurdlers have cracked the program's Top 10 All-Time Performances. There have also been 11 Top-8 individual and relay finishes at the ECAC/IC4A championships.
The 2023-24 season alone featured Marcus Johnson earning honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 hurdles, the men's 4x400 relay team sweeping the America East and IC4A indoor titles and Hillary Abankwa sweeping the conference and ECAC indoor crowns in the women's 500. Johnson placed seventh at the NCAA East Region Meet to punch his ticket to the ensuing NCAA Championships. He went on to be a semifinalist in the 400 hurdles at the 2025 USATF National Championships. Johnson is also the first - and only - Binghamton runner to break the 50-second mark in the 400 hurdles (49.93).
After graduating from Binghamton, Fuca was a graduate assistant at Division III Catholic University, followed by stints at George Washington (2014-15), Xavier (2015-17) and Hartford (2017-18). At Xavier, Fuca coached seven conference champions and 22 all-conference selections. At Hartford, he was the Hawks' recruiting coordinator and coached the America East women's outdoor heptathlon champion.
Fuca graduated cum laude from Binghamton with a degree in English. He was a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society. In 2014, he earned his master's degree in secondary education from Catholic University.
Fuca holds several certifications including USATF Level 1, USATF Level 2 in Sprints, Hurdles, and Relays, USATF Level 2 in Jumps and USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning.
In 2020, Fuca helped charter the Binghamton Student-Athletes of Color for Success (SACS). He has been the advisor to the group ever since.
