Tracey Cote will be in her 12th year as head coach of Colby's men's and women's Nordic ski teams in the 2009-10 academic year.

After leading her 2008 men's and women's team to the best ski carnival finishes in the history of the Colby Nordic team, she was honored as the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

Cote helped the men's Nordic team take a full squad (at least three skiers) to the NCAA meet for the first time in 2008. The men's squad also won four ski carnival races, the first time any Colby Nordic team has won a carnival race. The women's team took two skiers to the NCAA meet in 2009.

As an undergraduate Cote attended Northern Michigan University, where she was an MVP runner on a nationally-ranked cross-country team, captain of the ski team, and an NCAA Division I national qualifier. Cote attended graduate school at the University of Wyoming and earned a master of science degree in health education. 

Cote serves as Colby's Senior Women's Administrator and is an Assistant Athletic Director.

Assistant Coaches

Ryan Kelly, an accomplished Nordic skier and currently a pro triathlete, heads into his third season as assistant Nordic ski coach at Colby. He helped head coach Tracey Cote take a full men's team to the NCAA Ski Championships in 2008 and two women to nationals in 2009.

Kelly placed sixth in two Eastern Cups, the 10-kilometer freestyle at Rumford and the 15K classic at Holderness, this past racing season. A top skier for Clarkson University, Kelly won United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) nationals three times and was a strong skier on the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) circuit as well. 

Kelly coached the Bow High School team in New Hampshire before coming to Colby. He also was the New Hampshire J2 boys (ages 14-15) coach in 2007 and an assistant in 2006.