Coach Hutchinson
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Men's Track Coach, Scott Hutchinson, was the women's cross country
and track coach at Salve Regina University for the past two years.
He succeeds Bruce Bickford, who left USM in March. Prior to his two years at
Salve Regina, Hutchinson was the men's and women's cross country and
track and field coach at Babson College for 15 years (1988-2003). While at
Babson, he also served as the operations manager for the college's recreation
center and had an eight-year tenure as the athletic department's equipment
manager.
A 1986 graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle with a bachelor's
degree in recreation management, Hutchinson began his coaching career at his alma
mater, guiding the men's and women's cross country teams during the 1986
season. As an undergraduate at UMPI, he was a three-time captain and three-time
MVP of the Owls cross country team. He was an NAIA All-New England runner in
1985 after finishing eighth at the regional championship meet and qualified for
the NAIA national championship. He was elected to the UMPI Hall of Fame in 2002.
At Babson, Hutchinson coached the men's and women's cross country teams
for 15 seasons (1988-2002). He organized and established the outdoor track
program as a varsity program at Babson in 2001 after a ten-year term as a club
team. He coached 13 men to all-conference honors (11 in cross country and 2 in
track), including two-time NEWMAC 10,000-meter champion Brian Gagne. Babson
also served as the host institution for the 1998 NCAA Cross Country Regional
Championships. The meet was held on a course designed and developed by
Hutchinson.
In two seasons at Salve Regina, Hutchinson led the women's cross country
team to a third place finish in 2003 and a second place result in 2004 at the
Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, and was named CCC women's cross
country Coach of the Year following the 2004 season. His team was 19th at the
2003 NCAA Regional Championship and 22nd last fall.
Hutchinson is a member of the United States Track Coaches Association.
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