Middlebury College

Nicole Wilkerson joined the athletics staff at Middlebury in 2001 and took over the reins of the cross country programs in 2011. She also serves as an assistant coach for the track and field teams.

• Women’s Cross Country
  • 5x NCAA Championships (2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  • 13x Top-10 Finishes at NCAA Championships 
  • 9x NESCAC Champions (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2018)
  • Runner-up finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships
• Men’s Cross Country
  • 1x NESCAC Championships (2010)
  • 4x NESCAC runner-up finishes (2012, 2013, 2017, 2021)
  • Program-best seventh at the 2013 NCAA Championships
• Women’s Track & Field
  • 3x NESCAC Champions (2022, 2023 & 2024)
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion
  • 2x NCAA Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champions (2011, 2012)
• Men’s Track & Field
  • 3x NESCAC Champions (2018, 2019, 2025)
  • 2019 NCAA Indoor Distance Medley Relay Champions

• 2025 Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame inductee
• Women’s Cross Country
  • 2011 USTFCCCA New England Coach of the Year
  • 3x NESCAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014, 2018)
• Men’s Cross Country
  • 2x USTFCCCA New England Coach of the (2011, 2012)
  • 2021 NESCAC Coach of the Year
• Women’s Track & Field
  • 2022 USTFCCCA Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year
  • 4x USTFCCCA New England Assistant Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
  • 4x NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Men’s Track & Field
  • 2x USTFCCCA New England Assistant Coach of the Year (2011, 2012)
  • 4x NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2014, 2018, 2019, 2025)

• Head men’s and women’s cross country coach - Middlebury College (2011-present)
• Assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach - Middlebury College (2001-present)
• Assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach - Middlebury College (2001-2011)
• Assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach - Texas A&M University (1999-2002)

• Bachelor’s Degree - Rice University - 1993
• Master’s Degree - Sport Management - Texas A&M University - 2000

• U.S. Track & Field National Qualifier in the 10,000 meters (1995)
• U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 10,000 meters (1996)
• Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams
• All-American in track and field

The full history of the four programs Wilkerson coaches can be found at the links below.
Men’s Cross Country | Women’s Cross Country | Men’s Track & Field | Women’s Track & Field