North Central College Cardinals

Matt Sinnott ‘03 joined the North Central coaching staff prior to the 2013 season as a volunteer assistant coach. In 2022, Sinnott was named interim head coach for the Cardinals' men's cross country program. On Dec. 1, 2022, Sinnott was officially named the program's permanent head coach.

Sinnott served on the staff for four national championship teams in cross country (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) and two in indoor track and field (2017, 2019) as an assistant coach. He was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2023 outdoor season.




North Central College

• Head Cross Country/Assistant Track & Field Coach, 2022-present
  • 2022, 2023, 2024 CCIW Champions
  • 2022, 2023 Midwest Region Cross Country Champions
  • 2023, 2024, 2025 CCIW Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Champions
  • Third-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championships, seventh in 2024
  • Seven All-Americans in cross country and 12 All-Americans in track and field
  • 19 CCIW individual champions in track & field and three CCIW individual champions in cross country
  • Two NCAA Division III individual national champion titles
  • Named 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year
• Freshman Cross Country Coach
  • Coached five College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Newcomer of the Year award winners
  • Coached 10 student-athletes into the top 10 of the team's roster, including five who went on to compete in NCAA Division III Championships
• Middle Distance Track & Field Coach
  • Coached Multiple All-Conference honorees indoors and outdoors
  • Coached 2019 national runner-up indoor distance medley relay team and 2021 Division III national outdoor 1,500-meter run champion (Gabe Pommier '21)

West Aurora High School (2003-2013)

• Coached teams to two top-16 finishes at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Cross Country Championship
  • West Aurora had been absent from the state meet for 35 years
• Coached multiple qualifiers to the IHSA State Track & Field Championships as well as school records in the 800-meter run and 4-by-800-meter relay
• Taught in West Aurora's physics department

 

• Bachelor's degree in physics from North Central (2003)
• Master's degree in teaching from Aurora University (2007)
• USA Track & Field (USATF Coaching Certifications)
  • Level 1 Instructor, Midwest Region
  • Level 2 Certifications - Sprints, Hurdles, Relays, Throws and Jumps
  • Level 3 Certifications - Endurance, Cross Country Specialist

 

• Four-year member of the Cardinals' cross country and track & field programs
• Co-captain of North Central's 2002 men's cross country team
• Member of three NCAA Division III National Championship teams
• Resides in Woodridge with daughters Olivia and Elena