Michael Rutt enters his fifth year as an Assistant Coach with the UMass Lowell Cross Country and Track and Field program.
Rutt, who joined the program in 2016, will be responsible for working primarily with the middle distance runners. He will also assist with the distance runners and core work with the strength and conditioning staff.
Rutt has his name in the USA Track and field Record Book as part of a record setting 4 x 800 meter relay. The team’s time of seven-minutes, 13.22-seconds, in 2014, is currently second fastest by an American team.
Rutt comes to UMass Lowell after working peviously as an Assistant Coach with The College of New Jersey track and field program. At TCNJ, a Division III program, Rutt worked closely with the middle distance and cross country runners. The men’s and women’s cross country teams won two consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference cross Country Championships during that time. He also was deeply involved in the recruiting process. Prior to joining The College and New Jersey Rutt also worked as a private cross country and track and field coach.
Rutt was a four-time All American while competing as a middle distance runner at the University of Connecticut. He was the runner-up at the 2011 NCAA Championships in the 800-meters and was a three-time Big East individual champion. Rutt graduated from UConn in 2011 with a BS in Exercise Science. He minored in Sports Nutrition.
