Bridgewater State University Men's Cross Country

Simoneau previously coached at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island for five seasons from 1989 to 1993. Jim attended the University of Rhode Island for two years before transferring to Rhode Island College in 1985 where he earned a bachelors degree in Marketing. During his sophomore year at URI, he competed in cross country and track at the varsity level. Jim also just recently received his M.B.A. from Providence College in 2004. Under his guidance in 2005, sophomore Avery Bouchard advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships and finished 69th overall in a field of the nation's top 215 Division III harriers. The following season, Nicole Mauro advanced to the women's national championship meet and finished in 135th place. Stephen Wahome qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in 2011 and placed 109th out of 279 runners. Arguably the top distance runner in Bridgewater State history, Molly Rouillard finished 50th out of 277 runners at the 2012 NCAA Division III Championships.  Rouillard capped off a phenomenal career in which she was named the MASCAC Runner of the Year in each of her three seasons with the team and was selected as the MASCAC Runner of the Week an impressive 16 times. Coach Simoneau currently resides in Rhode Island, with his children, Rachel and Matthew. He is a controller at Coastal Recycling Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island.

Smith continued his role as head coach of the men's indoor and outdoor track teams and also served as the distance coach for the women's program.   In 2015, Smith guided the men's outdoor track team to its first-ever individual national title, as senior Chris Perry became the Division 3 outdoor champion in the triple jump, breaking his own school record (50 feet 11 inches).  The Bears also had another All-American at the national meet, as Conor Murtagh finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles.  Smith is a 2006 graduate of Stonehill College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.  At Stonehill, he was a four-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection in both cross country and track as well as a three-time all-region selection in cross country. Smith currently holds the Chieftains' outdoor track record in the 10,000 meter run (31:04.77). Presently a history teacher at Middleboro High School, Smith was an assistant coach for both cross country and track at Stonehill following his graduation.  He instructed three All-American athletes during the 2006-2007 academic year.