Trinity College Women's Track

Suitor's coaching philosophy requires each athlete to establish a series of goals that will enable the athlete to reach his or her potential. As a result, there is a gradual increase in training intensity as the athlete progresses from high school to college. Suitor seeks athletes who are committed to the sport, to a demanding workload, and to a team concept. Suitor came to Trinity in 1992 after a highly successful tenure at the high school level. His scholastic teams (Manchester, CT) won three state championships and three runner-up distinctions, and achieved more than 225 dual-meet victories.   Suitor, after a career as an educator in Manchester, now devotes himself full time to his duties as head coach of Trinity's cross country and track and field squads.  He was inducted into the Connecticut State High School Hall of Fame in the fall of 2015.

Mason was a national qualifier for the Bantams, helping the distance medley relay finish 10th nationally at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.  A multiple NESCAC All-Academic honoree, Mason graduated from Trinity with the academic distinctions of Honors in General Scholarship and Optimus. He was also inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society after seven semesters at Trinity. A native of Nahant, Mass., Mason continues to direct the Trinity Film Festival, which he founded in 2011.  Mason earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Foundations of American Cultural History from the College, and received his masters degree with honors in American Studies from Trinity in 2014.

Greene  enters her third season as an assistant coach for the Trinity College mens and womens cross country and track and field teams in 2016-17. A 2014 graduate of University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a bachelors degree in business administration/entrepreneurship, Greene received her masters degree in education policy from Trinity in May of 2016.  As an undergraduate, Greene served as the chair of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and she is the co-advisor of SAAC at Trinity as well.  Greene also serves on Trinity's Sexual Assault Response Team.  During her collegiate career, Greene was the 2013 New England Shot Put Champion and went on to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Championships that year. Greene, a native of Annapolis, Md., was a three-year captain of the River Hawk track and field teams, an eight-time conference champion for the River Hawks, and was named the 2013 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) East Region Field Athlete of the Year.  Greene was also given the 2014 Laura Mann Award for outstanding leadership in athletics and community service as an undergraduate.

Gurzler coached cross country and track and field at the high school level for three years. In 2008, Gurzler earned her USATF level one certification. She competes in cross country, track and road races for the Manchester Running Company.

Bonnie Edmondson, a two-time national champion in the women’s hammer throw, begins her 15th season as a Trinity assistant men's and women's track & field coach in 2025-2026. Edmondson was ranked as high as No. 20 in the world and was ranked among the top five in the United States in the women’s hammer throw from 1990-1996. Edmondson has coached at the collegiate and high school levels for more than 35 years and has conducted numerous coaching clinics at the national level.  She is a Professor Emerita at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), and holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership from the University of Hartford, a master's degree in school health education from SCSU, and a bachelor's degree in English and communications from Eastern Connecticut State University. Edmondson is a nationally renowned speaker on health and education policy, and athletic coaching and was appointed to expert panels for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Edmondson has held numerous leadership positions with USA Track and Field (USATF) having been selected as the Head Women’s Coach of the 2024 World Indoor Athletic Championships in Glasgow, Scotland and the 2019 IAAF World Athletic Championships in Doha, Qatar. Bonnie was the throwing events coach for the 2016 United States Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and served as the throwing events coach for five additional World Athletic Championship teams. Dr. Edmondson is a member of the USATF Women’s Track and Field Executive Committee, USATF Alumni Association, and Ex-officio and former Chair of the USATF Women’s Commission that is charged with promoting gender equity and leadership opportunities for women and girls in track and field. Athletically, Dr. Edmondson is the 1990 and 1991 United States champion and former world ranked hammer thrower. Bonnie placed 3rd at the 1992 Track and Field Olympic Trials but was denied a berth on the team as the women’s hammer was not yet contested as an official event at the Olympics. She also competed at the 1996 Olympic Trails in Atlanta and was ranked among the top five in the United States in the women’s hammer throw from 1990-1996. During this time, Bonnie led the pioneering efforts in advocating for equity and inclusion of the women’s hammer throw at the international level, which came to fruition when the event was added to the 2000 Olympic Games Program. Most recently, Bonnie won the gold medal in the hammer throw and silver medal in the weight throw in her age category at the 2024 World Master’s Athletics Championship in Sweden. Bonnie continues to advocate for and champion opportunities for women and girls in sport and inspires others to pursue their goals and dreams.  Dr. Edmondson has been recognized as an advocate and inspirational leader in her respective professional fields. She has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame, is a recipient of the USATF President’s Award, the Alumni Service Award, Women’s Commission Inspirational Leader Award, and the Joseph Robichaux Award for her exemplary leadership and influence in the sport of track and field.  Edmondson is a member of the United States Throws Coaches Association, is a USATF Certified Coach, and has conducted numerous clinics at the United States Olympic Training Center.  She has also conducted clinics for Paralympic athletes and served as a coach for the USA Paralympic Team in the Czech Republic.