Southern New Hampshire University welcomes Kelly Vincent as Head Coach of Cross Country and Assistant Coach for Women’s Track & Field, beginning her tenure in August 2025.
Vincent arrives in Manchester following four highly successful years as Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and Track & Field at SUNY Oneonta. There, she guided the Red Dragons’ distance program to new heights, mentoring numerous All-Conference, All-Region, and All-America honorees. Her teams consistently ranked among the best in the SUNYAC and Niagara Region, highlighted by conference championships, NCAA qualifiers, and record-breaking performances on both the men’s and women’s sides. In 2023, she was named to the SUNYAC Women’s Cross Country Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the women’s program to its best finish in nearly a decade.
Prior to Oneonta, Vincent served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at SUNY Fredonia, where she helped develop conference and regional qualifiers. She also spent time at St. John Fisher College, contributing to the program’s recognition as the 2019 Empire 8 Men’s Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year.
A native of Randolph, N.Y., Vincent was a standout student-athlete at SUNY Fredonia, competing in both cross country and track & field. She was a four-time SUNYAC Championship qualifier in cross country and a two-time qualifier in the 10,000-meter run, where she still ranks among the program’s all-time top-10 performers.
Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a minor in Athletic Coaching from SUNY Fredonia (2017), a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from Gannon University (2018), and a Master of Science in Applied Sport Psychology from Adams State (2020). She is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a certified endurance specialist through the USTFCCCA.
