Thomas Farden (born Man-Ki Park; March 28, 1974) is an American college gymnastics coach. A native of Dayton, Minnesota, he began his career as the assistant coach of his alma mater the Southeast Missouri Redhawks women's program in 1999 until his promotion to head coach in 2003. After his departure in 2009, Farden briefly served as an assistant coach at the Arkansas Razorbacks for the 2010 season. However, in 2011, Farden became an assistant coach for the Utah Red Rocks team; a position he held until 2015 when, following the retirement of long-time leader Greg Marsden, he was made the co-head coach with Megan Marsden. After Marsden's retirement in 2019, Farden became the sole head coach of the program. Life and career 1980–99: Career beginnings At the age of six, in 1980, Farden commenced gymnastics training – he participated as a competitor from the ages of 6 to 18, insisting he was never a good gymnast. However, in 1992, following graduation from Anoka High School, Farden started Spectrum Gymnastics in Anoka, Minnesota with Bill Corcoran and Bart Roskoski. However, the gym closed in 1996; he then started coaching at TAGS Gymnastics in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. 1999–2010: Coaching tenure at Southeast Missouri and brief spell at Arkansas In 1999, SEMO women's gymnastics head coach Patty Stotzheim asked Farden whether he'd want to work as her assistant; he took the job for a salary of $15,000. With the Redhawks program, he was a four-year assistant coach until, in May 2003, Farden was named the head coach of the Redhawks after Stotzheim left to attend law school. In his first season, the Redhawks finished fourth at the MIC Championships. In addition, Tara Boldt and Katie Bloom advanced to the NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Nebraska and the team would finish ranked 46th. Farden's Redhawks finished third at the 2006 MIC Championships and, unlike the previous season, garnered a team NCAA Regional birth, finishing the year at #35. The 2007 season didn't see the Redhawks earn a Regional birth either, despite the team's third-place finish at MIC Championships in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The 2008 season, which would be Farden's penultimate at SEMO, was one of the best for Farden; the team finished second at the MIC Championships, and the team finished 5th at the South Central Regional (ahead of PAC 10 team ASU) and 30th Nationally. As a result, Farden was awarded NCAA Region Coach