Track & Field/Cross Country coaching staff is restructured
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State interim athletics director Jerry Bovee announced a restructuring of the coaching staff of the track & field and cross country programs in order to “maximize the strengths of our staff.”
Artie Gulden will now serve as the director of the track & field and cross country programs, with Matt Ingebritsen as the associate head coach and throwers’ coach.
“This change in leadership within our track & field/cross country programs will provide our student-athletes the best opportunities for growth and development,” said Bovee.
Ingebritsen has been serving as both the director of the track & field and cross country programs and the head track & field coach for the past five seasons. He will now be an associate head coach while continuing to coach the Aggie throwers, which he has done for the past 19 years.
“After being the director of this program for five years, I have learned so much about this team and who I am as a coach,” Ingebritsen said. “The conclusion I came to is that it is time for me to return to my former role as the associate head coach of the track & field program and put my full attention back into the throws group.”
During Ingebritsen’s tenure, Utah State’s throwers have combined for seven All-America honors, 23 conference titles and 111 all-conference accolades.
Gulden completed his sixth season as the Aggies’ head cross country and distance coach and will be entering his eighth season overall at Utah State in the fall.
“I am grateful for Matt and all the work he has put into our program. I am also grateful to all the student-athletes for their dedication and hard work,” Gulden said. “Most of all, I am grateful for my wife, Andrea, and our children, for sacrificing so much so that I can do what I’ve wanted to since I was 4 or 5 years old, which is be a head coach.”
Gulden’s distance and cross country runners have combined for 20 All-America accolades, nine conference titles and 67 all-conference honors.
During the 2022 cross country season, Gulden led Utah State’s men’s team to its fourth-ever trip to the NCAA Championships – all coming under his watch – where the Aggies beat five ranked teams and placed 26th with 618 points.
In the 2023 indoor season, 11 different Aggies combined for 15 all-MW accolades. This past May, Utah State’s track & field and cross country programs had 10 athletes named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District teams.
“Artie will do a fantastic job,” Ingebritsen said. “This team has a bright future ahead of it with him at the helm. I can’t wait to see what’s next for Utah State track & field.”
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