Plymouth State University

Alice Field was named interim head coach of the cross country and track & field programs in December 2023 before being 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 Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year in four of the last five seasons. The women’s team claimed its first conference title in 2021, followed by back-to-back league championships for the men in 2022 and 2023. The women earned their second conference title in 2025, while PSU has boasted the individual race winner three times: Kim Bowles in 2021 and Mike Olson in 2022 & 2023.
 
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 NCAA Division III National Championship appearances, including seven All-America finishes. Olson became the first PSU runner to enter the NCAA Championships as the top seed in 2023-24 in the 800 meters, while the women’s team scored the most points in program history at the New England Regional Championship in 2025-26 and won three gold medals at the LEC Championships.
 
Four men have combined for seven appearances at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with Olson finishing third in the 800 meters in 2024 after running the fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries. The women’s team secured program-best finishes by place and point total at the New England Regional and set eight program records in 2026, with Clare Tuohy ‘29 playing a role in four.
 
All told, Field’s guidance has led to significant recognition: 19 NCAA Championship appearances, 11 All-America honors, 25 LEC major award winners, 93 LEC titles and 375 All-LEC honorees to go with four LEC Coaching Staff of the Year awards.
 
Field was a four-year varsity runner at NCAA Division II Southern New Hampshire University, serving as captain of the cross country team during her junior and senior years.