EDISON, NJ (May 13, 2026) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), today announced the 2026 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year winners, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Mount St. Mary’s University head coach, Jay Phillips, was unanimously chosen as the MAAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. This past weekend, Phillips guided the Mount to the 2026 MAAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship title. The Mountaineers dominated from start to finish and compiled a commanding 183.5 points during the two-day event, outscoring runner-up Rider by 76.5 points, ending the Broncs three-year reign at the outdoor championship. The MAAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field title for the Mount was the first in its program history since joining the league and the fifth overall for the school since joining the Division I ranks, previously winning championships in 1991, 1996, 1997, and 2018. Phillips garners his fourth career Coach of the Year award, but his first in the MAAC, previously winning the award three times while Mount St. Mary’s was a member of the NEC with one each for outdoor (2018), cross country (2018), and indoor (2019).
Quinnipiac University head coach, Carolyn Martin, was unanimously selected as the MAAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, capturing her third coach of the year honor of the academic year after also winning the award for cross country and indoor track & field. Martin is now a seven-time MAAC Coach of the Year, which includes five awards in cross country (2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), one in indoor (2026), and one in outdoor (2026). For her career, she has collected 10 total Coach of the Year accolades, also winning three NEC awards, with two in cross country (2009, 2011) and one in indoor (2012-13). Over the weekend, Martin led the Bobcats to the 2026 MAAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship, the program’s first MAAC outdoor tittle in its history, after scoring a total of 164.25 points, topping host Mount St. Mary’s by 25.25 points during the two-day event. With the victory, Quinnipiac became the first program in the MAAC since Manhattan in 2002-2003 to complete the MAAC triple crown, winning the Cross Country Championship, Indoor Track & Field Championship, and Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the same season.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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