WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University athletics is pleased to announce and welcome Matthew Nodell as the Owls next head coach for the women’s swimming and diving team.

Nodell joins the Owls after years of experience in swimming and diving as he spent the last three years as the head varsity swim coach at Belchertown High School. During his time coaching at Belchertown, Nodell was also an assistant swim coach for Monson Parks and Recreation, training and teaching up to 24 children at a time.

“I am pleased our search for a new coach led us to Coach Matt Nodell” said Nancy Bals, Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Westfield State, who chaired the search committee.  “Matt comes to us highly recommended. He is a solid candidate with a strong coaching background, strong values and great communication skills. He will be an asset to our staff and a great addition to our Owl family. I look forward to introducing him to the team and working with him going forward to sustain a successful women’s swimming & diving program.”

Nodell is also a former athlete himself as he was a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-America swimmer for Elms College where he graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.

Matthew is currently the manager at M&R Transportation LLC in Holyoke, Mass. after being promoted from assistant manager in 2019. He is responsible for the overall growth of the company in terms of customer growth, addition, and relations as well as dispatching and human resources.