Brenner Abbott Assistant Coach First year at NU: 2000-01 Alma Mater: Maine '98

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Brenner Abbott is in his seventh season on coach Sherman Hart’s staff. He specializes in the pole vault, javelin and high jump. Under Abbott’s tutelage, the Husky men’s and women’s vaulting programs have risen to regional and national prominence. Abbott’s most recent success story has been Jordan Thull, who set the NU pole vault record of 17’0.75 and was runner-up at the New England indoor championship as a freshman last year. On the women’s side, current junior Olivia Kalinowska set the CAA record of 12’7.5 in the pole vault while winning the meet in 2006. Abbott coached Laura Chmielewski, who earned All-America honors in the pole vault and improved the NU record over a foot to 13’9.25. The previous NU record-holder was another of Abbott’s pupils, Joanelle Bailey-Chandler. Abbott coached New England Championship record-setter Wesley Shaw as well as America East pole vault champs Mike Couch, Ryan Cahill and Aaron Hill and javelin champ Adam Crossman. In addition to his work at Northeastern, Abbott has been a featured clinician for four years with the “On the Road” Track & Field World Tour. He has also been the Director of Pole Vaulting at the Winged Foot Track & Field Camp for seven years, the Director of Javelin Training at the Massachusetts Track & Field Academy for nine years and has been a pole vault clinician for eight years at the M-F Athletic Jumps Camp. Prior to joining the Huskies, Abbott coached at his high school alma mater, Milford High. As an athlete, he was a captain of the track & field team at the University of Maine, where he set the pole vault record and was All-IC4A twice in the javelin. Abbott resides in Charlestown.