Plymouth State University Women's Cross Country

Alice Field was named interim head coach of the cross country and track & field programs in Dec. 2023, then promoted to head cross country coach and associate head coach of the track & field teams three months later. She first joined the staff as an assistant coach with the cross country program in 2013, and has been on the staff of the indoor and outdoor track & field programs since the 2015-16 school year when the men's program was reinstated and the women's program was started. Field was part of the LEC Coaching Staff of the Year in three straight seasons as women's cross country claimed its first conference title in 2021, followed by back-to-back league championships for the men's team in 2022 and 2023. In all three seasons, PSU boasted the individual race winner as Kim Bowles (2021) and Mike Olson (2022 & 2023) were named Runner of the Year. The indoor track & field teams have experienced success at the conference, regional and national levels under her leadership. On the men's side, Field has helped guide five different athletes to nine total appearances at the NCAA Division III National Championship, including seven All-America finishes. Olson became the first PSU runner to enter NCAAs as the top seed in 2023-24 (800-meters). The women's team has had its highest finishes at the New England Regional Championships in two of the last four seasons and previously claimed four straight conference titles in the 4x200-meter relay. Field was a four-year varsity runner at NCA