Matt Belfield is the head coach of the University of Vermont men's and women's cross country and track and field programs in Burlington, Vermont, and entered his 22nd season leading the Catamounts in 2024-25.
Under Belfield, Vermont's women's cross country team has been a regular contender in the America East Conference. The Catamounts finished seventh at the 2024 America East Championships, which Vermont hosted for the fourth time in program history, and produced an all-conference runner in MegAnne Gilmore. In 2023, the women placed second, eight points behind Binghamton, with Lily Porth and Clare Kelly earning all-conference recognition. Vermont also posted second-place conference finishes in 2019 and 2020, matching the best results of Belfield's tenure, and the program had at least one all-conference runner in each of those seasons. In 2018 and 2019, the team recorded a program-best four all-conference performers.
