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Brenner Abbott
Assistant Coach
First season at NU: 2000-01
Alma mater: Maine '98

Brenner Abbott is in his ninth season on coach Sherman Hart's staff. He assists in all aspects of the program and 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. Thull won the indoor New England title as a sophomore before redshirting the outdoor season. On the women's side, current senior 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 set the NU record of 13'9.25 in 2005. The previous 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 NU, Abbott has been a featured clinician for five 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 eight years, the Director of Javelin Training at the Mass. Track & Field Academy for 10 and has been a pole vault clinician at the M-F Athletic Jumps Camp for nine.

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.



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