Katie Herbine

Women's Cross Country Head Coach

Katie (Clark) Herbine is entering her third season as the head women's cross country coach at UMaine-Farmington.

 Herbine recently returned to Maine after attending law school in Boston and practicing law in Florida for two years. She  becomes the fourth head coach in UMF women's cross country history.

Herbine has a long history of running, beginning with road races with her family that grew into varsity participation in track and field at Bangor High School (Bangor, ME). In college, Katie turned her focus to basketball when she was offered a scholarship to play at the University of Maine. She was a member of the team that made four NCAA national tournament appearances and was captain from 1999-2000.  Since graduating from college, Katie has resurrected her  running career and has participated in numerous road races, including the 2003 Chicago Marathon, the 2005 Disney Marathon and the 2006 Disney Marathon, where she qualified for the Boston Marathon.

A 2000 graduate from the University of Maine with a degree in history, and a 2003 graduate of the New England School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree, Herbine takes over a program that has a strong history of success. In the past eight years, the Beavers have won seven conference titles, have made six national level appearances and had the conference runner of the year seven times.

Katie recently purchased a farm in Starks, ME, with her husband, Andy, and their golden retriever, Elsie.

Herbine can be reached at 207 778-7529 or katie.herbine@maine.edu.