Bethany Brewster has served as the Edgewood College's head cross country coach since 2004. In 2005, Brewster became the first head coach of the Eagles' men's and women's track programs.

During the 2021-22 academic year Brewster coached four All-NACC runners, as the women's cross country team finished runner-up at the NACC Championship. Lucas Caminiti defended his individual crown at the NACC Championships and was named Runner of the Year. In track & field, Brewster led Rachel Ehrhart to two wins at the NACC Outdoor Championships. Ehrhart then went on to win the Track Athlete of the Meet. 

The 2020-21 academic year was another banner year for Brewster and the Eagles. She guided the Women's Cross Country team to a third-straight NACC Championship as the Eagles had five runners earn All-NACC honors for the second-straight year. Brewster was also named the NACC Coach of the Year once again after the Eagles secured the three-peat. The title was the fourth for the Women's Cross Country program overall (2015, 2018-20) and Brewster also has one cross country crown with the men's program (2009). 

On the men's side, Brewster guided Lucas Caminiti to one of the greatest seasons in Edgewood College history for both track & field and cross country. In the shortened (COVID-19) cross country season, Caminiti won all three of his races, including the NACC Championships where he secured NACC Runner of the Year honors. Caminiti then went on to win the Track Athlete of the Meet at the NACC Outdoor Championships after winning two events and placing third in another. 

Caminiti wasn't done yet in 2020-21 under Brewster's leadership as he became the second-ever Edgewood College track athlete to qualify for the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships. He qualified in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, an event he broke both the school and NACC records in during the season, and finished ninth at the championship. 

In the fall of 2019, Brewster led the Eagles to another strong Cross Country season which was highlighted by the Women's team winning a second-straight NACC Championship. The Eagles had five runners earn All-NACC honors on the Women's side and Brewster was named NACC Coach of the Year for a second-straight season. She now has won NACC Coach of the Year honors four times in cross country, three of those on the Women's side. 
 

The men also had a great season under Brewster's guidance in 2019, placing fifth at the NACC Championships. Brewster coached Henry Hansen to NACC Freshman of the Year honors, the Eagles second such award of the past three seasons. 

The 2018 season saw the Eagles Women's Cross Country team capture its third NACC title in program history. The Eagles had three runners earn All-NACC status on the women's side en route to edging Benedictine for the league crown. Brewster also coached Piper Atnip to an All-Region selection after her Top-35 finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals. Brewster was named NACC Coach of the Year on the Women's side after leading the Eagles to the league title. 
 

Brewster led the women's cross country team to the their second conference title in school history in 2015 and through the 2018 season, has a total of 10 top-3 conference finishes in 15 years at the helm. 

The Eagle women earned their eighth Top-3 finish in the last 10 seasons after placing third at the NACC Championships in 2017 while the men earned their second-straight Top-5 performance. Through the 2017 season, Brewster has 36 All-NACC women's performers, 22 first team All-NACC men's performers, and four men's Freshman/Rookie of the Year honorees. 

In 2016, the Eagles placed NACC runner-up behind the school's second four-time All-Conference finisher, first four-time All-Region finisher, and two-time NCAA qualifier, Natasha Zanoya. Brewster coached Zanoya to the highest national finish (78th of 280 runners) and second fastest 6k time in school history (21:46) at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Brewster and the Eagles also set a school record with their best NCAA Regional finish in school history (10th) and three All-Region performers.

Brewster and men's cross country team finished sixth at the NACC Championships for the second straight season in 2016. The Eagles have six top-5 finishes and one team championship in 2009 under Coach Brewster.

Two top-five NAC finishes highlighted the 2012 season for the men's and women's cross country teams in 2012 while both the men’s and women’s cross country teams placed second in 2011. Brewster guided the men to a third place finish behind Josh Williams and Grant Mickesh, who finished first and second, respectively. The women also turned in impressive times for a fifth place finish. Overall, three men and two women were named to the All-NAC squad.

Under Brewster, two Eagle runners finished in the top three in the 2010 men’s championship. Josh Williams was the top individual finisher. Williams earned All-Region and qualified for nationals where he set an Edgewood College record.  Three men and three women from the Edgewood College cross country teams were named to the All-NAC team.

Since the conclusion of the 2018 track season, Brewster has coached 22 NACC individual champions and six NACC-winning relays on the men's side and 22 NACC individual winners and nine NACC relay champions on the women's side. The indoor women's distance medley relay won their fourth-straight NACC title at the 2018 NACC Indoor Championships and is the first event in school history to win four conference titles. Brewster has also coached one national qualifier, Josh Williams, who placed 15th in the 5000m at the NCAA Division III National Championships in 2012.

In 2014, the men's track team placed fifth at the NACC Outdoor Championships, their best outdoor finish in school history. Similarly in 2011, the women's track & field team added their best indoor and outdoor NACC finishes after placing fourth at both meets.

 

The 2009 track and field season saw the Eagles win their first two conference championships, both on the men's side. During the indoor season they won the first event title in school history, the distance medley relay, and in the outdoor season Connor Boushon took home the Eagles' first individual championship in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

In 2008 the men's cross country team finished sixth at the NACC Championships and placed a runner in the top five for the first time since 2003 when Edgewood College was a member of the Lake Michigan Conference. On the women's side they placed fifth at the NAC Championships which was their highest finish since 2006 when they finished fourth.

Brewster graduated with a degree in human ecology, human development and family studies from UW-Madison in May of 2003. She served as the assistant cross country coach at Madison Area Technical College where she coached three student-athletes to the National Junior College Athletic Association Cross Country Championships. Brewster also spent three summers as an instructor at UW’s Camp of Champions.

Brewster is also an editor of her own website called Beyond the Outcome (www.beyondtheoutcome.com). It is a searchable collection of articles about current topics on athletes and their mental health.

A highly decorated student-athlete while at UW, Brewster is the first Badger female to be named to the All-Big Ten cross country team four consecutive years. She was named Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2001 en route to a championship finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Brewster was an all-American selection in 2000 in addition to achieving all-America status three times in indoor track (1999, 2001, 2003) and twice in outdoor track (2002, 2003). Brewster, who is originally from Freeland, Mich., has a total of 11 Big Ten championships to her credit.

Brewster traveled to Japan in November of 2005 as part of the USA Track & Field distance relay team that competed in the International Chiba Ekiden relays.

Prior to that assignment, Brewster missed qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif., by finishing 13th in the women’s 1500 meters. She ran an all-time personal best in the semi-finals after finishing eighth in her respective heat in 4:11.18.

EAGLES CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES UNDER COACH BREWSTER