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Kate Goupee Cross Country Track and Field 2022

Kate Goupee

  • Title
    Head Coach
  • Phone
    207-973-1039
  • Email Address
    goupeek@husson.edu
  • Alma Mater
    UMaine-Farmington '03

Kate Goupee has served as the head coach of the Husson women's track & field program since 2014 and has led the Eagles to new heights which include North Atlantic Conference Championships in 2015, 2018, 2022 and 2023.

In addition to her women's track & field duties, Goupee also serves as the head men's and women's cross country coach and head coach of the men'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.

KATE GOUPEE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS

Season

Finish

Coaching Highlights

2012-13
Outdoor: 
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2013-14
Indoor: 
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection; Sarah LaPlante USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Outdoor:
USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection; Sarah LaPlante USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2014-15 1st
Indoor: 
Brooke Hoople Maine State 200-Meter Runner-Up.

Brooke Hoople NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters; Kelly Kashian NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump; Kerianna Downing NCAA New England Qualifier - Pentathlon.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Champions; North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year

Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Champion; Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Champion; Kerianne Downing North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Hurdle Champion; Alecia Palmer North Atlantic Conference 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Champions (Katherine Thibault, Brooke Hoople, Erin Bolduc & Megan Darcey); Megan Darcey North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Champion; Erin Ellison North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Chrissy Larrabee North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Runner-Up; Chrissy Larabee North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Runner-Up; Erin Bolduc North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; Erin Bolduc 400-Meter Hurdle Champion; 4x400-Meter Relay Champions (Kateri Jeffery, Chrissy Larrabee, Morgan Clifford & Alecia Palmer); Kelly Kashian North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Jaclyn MacDonald North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up; Erin Bolduc North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Sarah LaPlante North Atlantic Conference Javelin Throw Runner-Up.

Alecia Palmer Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Qualifier - 3,000-Meter Steeplechase; Sarah LaPlante Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Qualifier - Javelin Throw.

Kerianne Downing NCAA New England Qualifier - Heptathlon; Erin Ellison NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Alecia Palmer NCAA New England Qualifier - 3,000-Meter Steeplechase; Brooke Hopple NCAA New England Qualifier - 400-Meters; Sarah LaPlate NCAA New England Qualifier - Javelin Throw. 

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
 
2015-16 2nd
Indoor: 

Kerianna Downing NCAA New England Qualifier - Pentathlon; Brooke Hoople NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters; Erin Ellison NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw; 4x200-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Tamara Rodriguez, Jayda Cabrera, Alecia Palmer & Brooke Hoople); Erin Ellison All-New England Honors - Weight Throw. 

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection

Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up

Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Champion; Kerianne Downing North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Hurdle Champion; Paige Rainford North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Champions (Brooke Hoople, Hannah Clough, Casey Modery & Joan Overman); 4x400-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Champions (Lara Sarett, Paige Rainford, Hannah Clough & Brooke Hoople); Jaclyn McDonald North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Champion; Erin Ellison North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Joan Overman North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Runner-Up; Hannah Clough North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Runner-Up; Kateri Jeffery North Atlantic Conference 300-Meter Steeplechase Runner-Up; Joan Overman North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up. 

Erin Ellison Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hammer Throw Champion.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection; Erin Ellison USTFCCA All-Academic Team.
 
2016-17 2nd
Indoor:
Brooke Hoople Maine State 400-Meter Champion; Erin Ellison Maine State Shot Put Runner-Up; Erin Ellison Maine State Weight Throw Runner-Up.

Erin Ellison NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Erin Ellison NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw; Faith Burnett NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Faith Burnett NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw; Brooke Hoople NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters; Brooke Hoople NCAA New England Qualifier - 400 Meters; Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 60 Meters; 4x200-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Brooke Hoople, Leah Desjardins, Shea Curley & Casey Modery).

Erin Ellison New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association Qualifier - Weight Throw.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up; North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year.

Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Year; Erin Ellison North Atlantic Conference Field Athlete of the Year; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year; Kerianne Downing North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Champion; Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Champion; Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Champion; Paige Rainford North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Champions (Shea Curley, Leah Desjardins, Brooke Hoople & Arianna McKinnon); 4x400-Meter North Atlantic Conference Champions (Brooke Hoople, Andreona Daniels, Paige Rainford & Arianna McKinnon); Kerianna Downing North Atlantic Conference High Jump Champion; Jessica Dessert North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Erin Ellison North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Brooke Hoople North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Runner-Up; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Runner-Up; Andreona Daniels North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Runner-Up; Kerianne Downing North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Casey Modery North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Runner-Up; Erin Ellison North Atlantic Conference Shot Put Runner-Up. 

Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 100 Meters; Faith Burnett NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put; Casey Modery NCAA New England Qualifier - Long Jump.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2017-18 1st
Indoor:
4x200-Meter Relay Maine State Championship Runner-Up (Shea Curley, Tamara Rodriguez, Adreona Daniels & Leah Desjardins); Faith Burnett Maine State Championship Runner-Up - Weight Throw.

4x200-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Shea Curley, Tamara Rodriguez, Adreona Daniels & Leah Desjardins; Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 60 Meters; Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters; Faith Burnett NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw; Issy Capozzi NCAA New England Qualifier - Weight Throw. 

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor: 
North Atlantic Conference Champions: North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year.

Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Year; Faith Burnett North Atlantic Conference Field Athlete of the Year; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Champion; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Champion; Lisa Pawlowski North Atlantic Conference High Jump Champion; Isabella Capozzi North Atlantic Conference Discus Throw Champion; Maddie PageNorth Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Faith Burnett North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Champion; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Runner-Up; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Shea Curley, Arianna McKinnon, Tamara Rodriguez, Leah Desjardins); Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Jessica Dessert North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Runner-Up. 

4x100-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Shea Curley, Arianna McKinnon, Tamara Rodriguez & Leah Desjardins); Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 100 Meters; Lead Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 200 Meters.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2018-19 2nd
Indoor:
Leah Desjardins Maine State Champion - 60 Meters; 

Leah Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 60 Meters; 4x200-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Leah Desjardins, Shea Curley, Bree Sauter & Allison Kondracki).

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up

Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Champion; Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference 200-Meter Champion; Mariah Davis North Atlantic Conference 10,000-Meter Champion; Maddie Page North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Julia Glisson North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Runner-Up; Destiny Anair North Atlantic Conference 10,000-Meter Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Shea Curley, Arianna McKinnon, Shie Smith & Leah Desjardins); 4x400-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Julia Gillson, Jessica Dessert, Bree Sautter & Leah Desjardins); 4x800-Meter North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Danielle Scott, Julia Gillson, Amanda Marcus & Renee Dostal); Leah Desjardins North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Jessica Dessert North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Jordan Durant North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Runner-Up; Megan Bataran North Atlantic Conference Shot Put Runner-Up; Megan Bataran North Atlantic Conference Hammer Throw Runner-Up.

Lead Desjardins NCAA New England Qualifier - 100 Meters; Maddie Wing NCAA New England Qualifier - Javelin Throw.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2019-20 -
Indoor:
4x400-Meter Relay NCAA New England Qualifier (Norah Garvey, Mia Hanning, Willow Whitten & Payton Goodwin); Camryn Heath NCAA New England Qualifier - Shot Put.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor:
 Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2020-21 1st NAC East
Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference East Division Champions

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2021-22 1st
Indoor:
Ava Dowling NCAA New England Qualifier - One Mile; Mackenzie Lambert NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.

Outdoor:
North Atlantic Conference Champions: North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year.

Shie Smith North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference Co-Track Athlete of the Year; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference 100-Meter Hurdle Champion; Ava Dowling North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Champion; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Champion; Ava Dowling North Atlantic Conference 5,000-Meter Champion; Payton Goodwin North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; Quinn Young North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Champion; Shie Smith North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Willow Whitten, Tiffany Yanush, Shie Smith & Leah Desjardins), Miranda Dunton North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Runner-Up; Payton Goodwin North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdles Runner-Up; 4x400-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Willow Whitten, Payton Goodwin, Julia Glisson & Leah Desjardins); Quinn Young North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Runner-Up; Allison Kondracki North Atlantic Conference Triple Jump Runner-Up; Julia Ahern North Atlantic Conference High Jump Runner-Up; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up. 

Willow Whitten NCAA New England Qualifier - 400-Meter Hurdles.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
2022-23 1st
Indoor:
Payton Goodwin NCAA New England Qualifier - 800 Meters; Ava Dowling NCAA New England Qualifier - 800 Meters; Mackenzie Lambert NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump; Mackenzie Lambert NCAA New England Qualifier - Long Jump; Addi Laslie, Angelina Cotoni, Niamiah Perry and Madalynn Hubbard NCAA New England Qualifier - 4x200-Meter Relay; Willow Whitten, Norah Garvey, Payton Goodwin and Madalynn Hubbard NCAA New England Qualifier - 4x400-Meter Relay; Grace Bedore, Addi Laslie, Miranda Dunton and Ava Dowling NCAA New England Qualifier - Distance-Medley Relay; Mackenzie Lambert All-New England Honors - High Jump.

Outdoor: 
North Atlantic Conference Champions: North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year.

Grace Bedore North Atlantic Conference 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Champion; 4x100-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up (Johanna Stiles, Niamiah Perry, Angelina Cotoni & Addi Laslie); Ava Dowling North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Run Champion; Payton Goodwin North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Run Champion; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdles Champion; 4x400-Meter Relay North Atlantic Conference Champions (Willow Whitten, Norah Garvey, Payton Goodwin & Addi Laslie); Payton Goodwin North Atlantic Conference Long Jump Champion; Angelina Cotoni North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Champion; Willow Whitten North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.
 
2023-24 4th
Indoor:
Nina Gregory Maine State Champion - High Jump; Nina Gregory NCAA New England Qualifier - High Jump; Miranda Dunton NCAA New England Qualifier - 1,000 Meters.

Outdoor: 
Ava Dowling Maine State Champion - 3,000-Meter Steeplechase; Miranda Dunton North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Run Champion; Miranda Dunton North Atlantic Conference 800-Meter Run Champion; Nina Gregory North Atlantic Conference High Jump Champion; Mackenzie Emerson North Atlantic Conference 1,500-Meter Run Runner-Up; Alexis Freeman North Atlantic Conference Pole Vault Runner-Up; Miranda Dunton North Atlantic Conference 400-Meter Hurdle Runner-Up; Abigail Conlouge NCAA New Englad Qualifier - Javelin Throw; Ava Dowling NCAA New England Qualifier - 3,000-Meter Steeplechase; Miranda Dunton North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete.

USTFCCCA Academic Team Selection.