Kate Goupee has served as the head coach of the Husson men's track & field program since its start in 2016, and has led the Eagles to a North Atlantic Conference Championship in 2018.
In addition to her men's track & field duties, Goupee also serves as the head men's and women's cross country coach and head coach of the women's track & field programs. Additionally, Goupee serves as the NAC sports chair for men's and women's track & field and on the NCAA men's and women's track & field rules committee while being selected to be a mentor in the USTFCCCA female coaching mentorship program in 2020. Goupee also holds a USTFCCCA technical certification (2012, 2019) and a USTFCCCA endurance event specialist certification (2021).
Goupee arrived at Husson in 2012 serving as an assistant cross country coach for two seasons after spending the previous four seasons as the head cross country coach at Mount Desert Island High School from 2006-09 after serving as an assistant coach for the previous two seasons. Additionally, Goupee was awarded the Maine Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Class B Coach of the Year in 2006, the Portland Press Herald State of Maine Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2006, as well as the Penobscot Valley Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2008.
A 2003 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Goupee was a four-year letterwinner on the women's cross country team earning all-conference and NAIA All-Region accolades in four-straight seasons from 1999-2002, including back-to-back Conference and NAIA Region 10 Runner of the Year honors in 2001 and 2002. The three-time captain was the 2001 Maine Intercollegiate State Championship individual runner-up and an NAIA National Championship qualifier for three seasons from 2000-02, earning NAIA All-American honors with a 21st place finish at the 2002 NAIA National Championship. Off the course, Goupee was named an NAIA Academic All-American in 2001 and 2002. Goupee's accomplishments on the course and in the classroom culminated in a 2022 selection into the UMaine-Farmington Hall of Fame.
The Dedham, Maine native attended Brewer High School and lettered in cross country from 1995-98 and was a member of three Class A State Championship teams.
Kate and her husband, Andy, have two daughters, Belle and Nelly.
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KATE GOUPEE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS
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Season
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Finish
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Coaching Highlights
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| 2015-16 |
4th |
Outdoor:
Miguel Caballero North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Miguel Cabellero, Jake Dobos, Dustin Wood & Nick Young) 4x400-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Miguel Cabellero, Josh Wheeler, William Richard & Nick Young). |
| 2016-17 |
3rd |
Outdoor:
Justin Martin North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Champion; Nick Young North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Runner-Up; Francesco Wright North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Shot Put Runner-Up; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Discus Throw Runner-Up.
Eric Hathaway NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Justin Martin NCAA New England Qualifier - Javelin Throw; Francesco Wright NCAA New England Qualifier - Pole Vault; Alex Charette NCAA New England Qualifier - Triple Jump; Eric Hathaway All-New England Honors - Shot Put; Justin Martin All-New England Honors - Javelin Throw.
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection. |
| 2017-18 |
1st |
Indoor:
Eric Hathaway NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Dominick Lizotte NCAA New England Qualifier - Pole Vault; Cayd Wortman NCAA New England Qualifier - 60-Meter Hurdles; Robinson Saintard NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters.
Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Champions; North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year.
Robenson Saintard North Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Year; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Field Athlete of the Year; Zion Gurney North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year; Robenson Saintard North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Champion; Robenson Saintard North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Champion; Zach Hartman North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Champion; Cayd Wortman North Atlantic Conference 110-Meter Hurdle Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay Champions (Jake Dobos, Evan Chadbourne, Race Bouchard & Robenson Saintard); Jeff Ward North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Justin Martin North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Champion; Kyanti Blyden North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Jeff Ward North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Runner-Up.
4x100-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualier (Jake Dobos, Race Bouchard, Evan Chadbourne & Robenson Saintard); Robenson Saintard NCAA New England Qualifier - 100 Meters; Jake Dobos NCAA New England Qualifier - 100 Meters; Cayd Wortman NCAA New England Qualifier - 100-Meter Hurdles; Justin Martin NCAA New England Qualifier - Javelin Throw; Jeff Ward NCAA New England Qualifier - Long Jump; Kyanti Blyden NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump; Eric Hathaway NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Dominick Lizotte NCAA New England Qualifier - Pole Vault; Robenson Saintard All-New England Honors - 100-Meters; Dominick Lizotte All-New England Honors - Pole Vault.
Dominick Lizotte Open Championships Qualifier - Pole Vault; Dominick Lizotte New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association Qualifier - Pole Vault. |
| 2018-19 |
2nd |
Indoor:
Cayd Wortman NCAA New England Qualifier - Heptathlon; John Chen NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw; Dominick Lizotte NCAA New England Qualifier - Pole Vault; Dominic Laptiste NCAA New England Qualifier - Long Jump; Cayd Wortman All-New England Honors - Heptathlon.
Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Runner-up
Zach Hartman North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Champion; North Atlantic Conference 4x100 Relay Champion (Jake Dobos, Race Bouchard, Evan Chadbourne & Nas Rivera); Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Shot Put Champion; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Discus Throw Champion; Eric Hathaway North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Jeff Ward North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Champion; Evan Chadbourne North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Runner-Up; Evan Chadbourne North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Runner-Up; Phil Feeney North Atlantic Conference 110-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; Kyanti Blyden North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Dominic Laptiste North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Justin Martin North Atlantic Conference Discus Throw Runner-Up; John Chen North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Runner-Up.
Jeff Ward NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - Javelin Throw; Kyanti Blyden NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - High Jump; Alvaro Valls NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - Triple Jump; Dominic Laptiste NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - Long Jump - Cayd Wortman NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - Decathlon; Cayd Wortman NCAA New England Championship Decathlon Runner-up. |
| 2019-20 |
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Indoor:
Evan Chadbourne NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters; Adelino Daveiga NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; John Chen NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Evan Chadbourne All-New England Honors - 200 Meters.
Outdoor:
Justin Martin North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete; Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020-21 |
1st NAC East |
Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions |
| 2021-22 |
2nd |
Indoor:
Zach Hartman NCAA New England Qualifier - 800 Meters; Josh Hart NCAA New England Qualifier - Pole Vault; Rob Gamache Maine Indoor State Championships Pole Vault Runner-Up.
Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Runner-up
North Atlantic Conference 4x100 Champions (Evan Chadbourne, Jeff Ward, Hunter Clarke & Race Bouchard); Tim Lessard North Atlantic Conference Discus Throw Champion; Jeff Ward North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Champion; Evan Chadbourne North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Runner-Up; North Atlantic Conference 4x400-Meter Relay Runner-Up (Evan Chadbourne, Race Bouchard, Phil Feeney & Rob Gamache); Rob Gamache North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Josh Hart North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up.
Race Bouchard NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - 200 meters; Joel Bond NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - 10,000 meters
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Selection |
| 2022-23 |
4th |
Indoor:
Christian Zapata NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump.
Outdoor:
Josh Hart North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion
Josh Hart NCAA New England Championship Qualifier - Pole Vault
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection. |
2023-24
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5th |
Outdoor:
Christian Zapata North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; Christian Zapata North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up
Christian Zapata NCAA New England Qualifier - 400-Meter Hurdles
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection. |
