mathew scott - new xc coach

Men's Cross Country

Scott named Head Cross Country Coach at VMI

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott today announced the hiring of Mathew Scott to serve as the new head coach of the VMI cross country programs.
 
He will oversee both the men's and women's cross country teams at the Institute.
 
Scott comes to VMI by way of Pratt Community College in Pratt, Kansas, where he served as the Director of Cross Country and Track/middle and long distance Coach from January 2022 to the present. Among many responsibilities, his principal duties were to direct and coach all aspects of the cross country and track & field programs, evaluate and recruit student-athletes and oversee the planning, organization and administration of practices.
 
"We are looking forward to Mathew Scott working with the distance group," said VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott. "He will bring a solid background in not only distance running but also recruiting and connections to distance runners in the Midwest."
 
From September 2019 to October 2021, he served as the assistant coach for the cross country and track programs at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas where he also had the title of recruiting coordinator. On top of all duties and roles associated with coaching, he served as an adjunct professor of exercise science while at Ottawa.
 
Prior to moving to the state of Kansas, Scott was an assistant cross country and track and field coach at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia, where he also held the title of recruiting coordinator.
 
Scott worked as the middle/distance coach and hurdles coach at Mobridge Pollock School District in Mobridge, South Dakota, from August 2016 through October 2018. During this time he also was employed as a special education paraprofessional for the district.
 
Outside of coaching cross country and track and field, Scott has held various positions ranging from park ranger to physical education teacher to athletic director at the high school level in the state of South Dakota.
 
He holds USATF Level 1 and Level 2 certificates and is also licensed to administer CPR, first aid, and AED.
 
The South Dakota native earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in 2008. He later attended graduate school at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he earned a master of science degree in sports science in 2014.






 
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