Kourtney Bonsey

Biography

Kourtney Bonsey was named head coach of the men's and women's cross country teams, as well as the new sport of women's outdoor track & field, in June 2020. On the track & field side, the Nor'easters have a pair of 3rd-place finishes at conference championship meets (2023, 2024) and 38 medal performances, with eight taking gold across seven different events. UNE has had 31 individuals and relays qualify for the New England Championships and five of those register all-region status. While the UNE cross country teams did not compete during Bonsey's first year in the fall of 2020, the women's program did claim 2nd place at both the 2021 and 2022 conference championship races. The women have also been 4th at the Maine Championship each year, and just outside the top 10 at the NCAA East Championship. The Nor'Easters also had their first individual qualify for the national event in 2023, represented by Nina Parziale '25. Men's cross country won the inaugural Ron Ouellette Invitational in 2021, and, like the women's squad, has had a multiple-time all-region performer under Bonsey. She came to UNE following four years as head coach at Regis College (Mass.) [NCAA III], where she was in charge of men's and women's teams in both cross country and a track & field program. Bonsey led the Pride to team titles in women's cross country (2016 New England Collegiate Conference), men's outdoor track & field (2018 Great Northeast Athletic Conference), and two in women's outdoor track & field (201

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