Matthew Rosado enters his second season as Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Western Illinois University after bringing extensive experience in collegiate coaching, recruiting, athlete development, and program management across multiple institutions. Throughout his coaching career, Rosado has established a reputation for developing successful student-athletes while building programs focused on competitive excellence, academic achievement, and a positive team culture.
Rosado holds a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Studies with a concentration in Ex. Science.
He also holds a USATF Level 1 and USATF Level 2 -Sprints/Hurdles/Relays coaching certification
Coaching Experience
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Assistant Coach, Cross Country/ Men's & Women's Track & Field (Sprints/Hurdles/Relays/Jumps)
01/2018-08/2020
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Head Coach Men's/Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
08/2020-08/2021
Roosevelt University Head Coach Men's/Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
08/2021-12/2021
Dakota Wesleyan University
Head Coach Men's/Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
01/2022-06/2024
Western Illinois University
Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
08/2024 -10/2025
Western Illinois University
Head Coach Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
10/2025 -Present
Athlete Success
Western Illinois University
Men’s XC
- #7 Cross Country top-10 8k (Logan Beckmier)
- 6th place OVC conference finish 2024(highest since 2022)
- 8th place OVC Conference finish 2025
- 1 x 1st team all-conference (first since 2012) (Logan Lommel)
- 1 x Cross Country OVC athlete of the week (Logan Lommel)
Women's XC
- #2 Cross Country top-10 6k (Maddie Trevena)
- #3 Cross Country Top-10 6k (Lydia Bennett)
- #6 Cross Country top-10 6k (Kinze Shea)
- 5th place OVC conference finish 2024 (highest since 2022)
- 6th place OVC conference finish 2025 2 x 2nd team all-conference (first since 2013) (Maddie Trevena & Lydia Bennett
- 1 x Cross Country OVC athlete of the week (Maddie Trevena)
Men's Track
- Indoor 5k School Record (Logan Beckmier)
- #3 Indoor 5k (Robert Perry)
- #9 Indoor 3k (Logan Beckmier)
- 1x All-Conference athlete (10k) (Logan Beckmier)
- 3rd place OVC Men’s 10k (Logan Beckmier)
- Outdoor 5k School Record (Robert Perry)
Women's Track
- #10 Indoor 5k (Maddie Trevena)
- 3rd place OVC Women’s 3k Steeple (Aylana Cezar)
- #4 All time Women’ s indoor 800m (Maleigha Huston)
- 3rd place Women’s conference 800m (Maleigha Huston)
- #10 All Time Women’s Indoor 5k (Maddie Trevena)
- #4 All Time Indoor DMR
- #3 All Time Women’s 3k Steeple (Emma-Kate Watt)
- #2 All Time Women’s 800m outdoor (Maleigha Huston)
- #6 All Time Women’s 4x800m outdoor School Record Women’s Outdoor DMR
- 1 x Outdoor OVC athlete of the week (Maleigha Huston)
- 3k Steeple Women’s OVC Conference Champion (Emma-Kate Watt)
- 3rd place Women’s OVC Conference 800m (Maleigha Huston)
Dakota Wesleyan University
Men's XC
- 3rd place Cross Country team finish- Highest in school history
- 3x Cross country top 10 all-time times
- 3x Cross Country National Qualifiers 2x NAIA All-Academic Team
Women's XC
- #7 Cross Country program top-10-5K School record 6K
- #3 Cross Country program top-10-6K NAIA All-Academic Team
Men's Track
- 1x Outdoor All-American
- 9x NAIA Indoor National Qualifiers
- 3x NAIA Outdoor National Qualifiers
- 21x Top-10 indoor marks
- 7x School Indoor records
- 15x Top-10 outdoor Marks
- 2x School outdoor records
Women's Track
- 1x NAIA Outdoor All-American
- 5x NAIA Indoor National Qualifiers
- 12x NAIA Outdoor National Qualifiers
- 21x Top-10 Indoor Marks
- 2x School indoor records
- 26x Top-10 outdoor marks
- 2x School outdoor records
Calumet College
Men's XC
- 2x NAIA Cross Country National qualifiers (first in program history) (Hector Martinez & Addison Barnhill)
Women's XC
- 1x NAIA Cross Country National qualifier
Men's Track
- 2x NAIA All-Americans (Deveyon Blacknell)
- 6x Indoor School records
- 10x Outdoor School records
Women's Track
- 1x NAIA All American (Grace Dwyer) (first in program history)
- 3x NAIA Outdoor Track National qualifiers
- 8x Indoor School records
- 12x Outdoor School records
