Northeastern University Athletics | Men's Track & Field Coaches

Sherman Hart
Head Coach
First season at NU: 1988-89
Alma mater: Northeastern '74

Head coach Sherman Hart is in his 21st season at Northeastern University and has his teams primed for success once again in 2008-09. The Northeastern women's track & field team is ready to contend for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title once again after posting finishes of second, first, and second, in the team's first three seasons in the league. The Huskies return CAA runners-up Porshe Giddings (100 meter), Seri Gordon (800 meter), Consandria Walker (triple jump) and Nancy Rowe (javelin). Hart's women's track & field team made history in 2007 when it became the first Northeastern team to win a CAA Championship. Hart was named CAA Coach of the Year, Tramaine Shaw was named Co-Track Athlete of the Year and Zara Northover was named Field Athlete of the Year.

The men's track & field team posted a fifth-place finish at the CAA Championship last year after consecutive fourth-place finishes at the meet. The Huskies return their strongest squad in several seasons to compete for the title in 2009. NU returns CAA high jump champ Adrian Li as well as three contenders who didn't compete in last year's CAA title meet: two-time CAA shot put and discus champ Nate Hunter, 2007 CAA hammer champ Bamidele Faboyede and 2008 New England indoor pole vault champ Jordan Thull.

Hart has led the women's team since 1988-89 and transformed the team into a perennial conference and New England power. The program was ranked 20th in New England when he arrived on the scene, and three years later the team won its first America East title. In America East indoor meets from 1990-2005, the women's team won indoor titles in 1993, '94, '95, '96, '98, 2003, '04 and '05. In outdoor championships from 1989-2005, NU's women's track & field team was champion in 1991, '92, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2002, '03, '04 and '05. In addition to the conference titles, the team has been a force on the New England stage, capturing indoor championships in 1996, '97, '99 and 2003, while taking outdoor titles in 1996 and '99. Hart was named America East Coach of the Year a total of 11 times, five indoors and six outdoors. In 2002, the award was changed to "Coaching Staff of the Year" and his staff swept both the indoor and outdoor awards in 2003, '04 and '05.

Northeastern competed in its first CAA Championship in 2006, with the women's team placing second in its first title meet. Just a year later the Huskies won the CAA title.

Hart was named women's District I Div. I Coach of the Year for the fourth time during the indoor 2002-03 season. He was also named District I Div. I indoor and outdoor Coach of the Year from 1994-97. Under Hart, Husky athletes have been named All-America 10 times, All-East over 100 times and have won countless conference and New England titles.

Northeastern's men's program has continually improved under Hart since he became its leader during the 1998-99 season. During the 2000 indoor season, just a year after Hart started coaching the men, the team won its first America East Championship since 1996. He added indoor and outdoor conference titles in 2001 and won both again in 2002. After a run of second and third-place finishes, Hart got his team back to the top with a win at the 2004 America East outdoor title meet and the team continued its success by defeating favorite Albany for the 2005 indoor title. Hart won conference Coach of the Year honors for indoor track in 2000 and 2001 and his staff won "Coaching Staff of the Year" honors in 2002, '04 and '05. The team won the New England Outdoor Championship in 2002. Northeastern began competing in the highly-competitive Colonial Athletic Association in 2006 and has a pair of fourth-place finishes and one fifth-place showing in three meets.

Northeastern has been a regional track & field power for decades but in the past several seasons, the Huskies have broken new ground at the national level. Under Hart's watch, six Huskies have competed in NCAA championships a total of 18 times between them since 2002. Most recently, Northover placed 10th in the shot put at the NCAA Championship in 2007, her fifth NCAA Championship appearance. She went to compete for Jamaica in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Most recently on the men's side, Derek Anderson was a two-time NCAA Championship qualifier in both the shot put and discus, placing eighth to earn All-America honors during the 2006 outdoor season.

Before he came to Northeastern, Hart coached at UMass Boston and turned the program into a powerhouse on the national scene. The Beacons won three NCAA Div. III titles, were national runners-up four times and ECAC champions seven times. From 1985-88, Hart's UMass Boston teams competed at the New England Championship against Div. I, II and III competition and never finished lower than third. He coached 48 Div. III All-Americans and earned NCAA Div. III National Coach of the Year four times while at UMass Boston. Hart was inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame in 2006. All three of his NCAA champion teams have been inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame as well as six of his former athletes.

Besides his work at the collegiate level, Hart founded the Boston International Track Club while he was an NU student in 1974 and has been director ever since. It was founded as a way for local youths to get involved in athletics, but amateur athletes, such as former Husky Jordine Kimbrel, also compete for the club. Hart has extensive experience as a social worker in the Boston area.

Hart lettered in football at NU, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Economics and Humanities. He attended Archbishop Carroll High in Washington D.C., graduating in 1969. He was a member of the school's record-setting mile relay team and served as a team captain.



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The Northeastern women's track & field team is ready to contend for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title once again after posting finishes of second, first, and second, in the team's first three seasons in the league. The Huskies return CAA runners-up Porshe Giddings (100 meter), Seri Gordon (800 meter), Consandria Walker (triple jump) and Nancy Rowe (javelin). Hart's women's track & field team made history in 2007 when it became the first Northeastern team to win a CAA Championship. Hart was named CAA Coach of the Year, Tramaine Shaw was named Co-Track Athlete of the Year and Zara Northover was named Field Athlete of the Year. The men's track & field team posted a fifth-place finish at the CAA Championship last year after consecutive fourth-place finishes at the meet. The Huskies return their strongest squad in several seasons to compete for the title in 2009. NU returns CAA high jump champ Adrian Li as well as three contenders who didn't compete in last year's CAA title meet: two-time CAA shot put and discus champ Nate Hunter, 2007 CAA hammer champ Bamidele Faboyede and 2008 New England indoor pole vault champ Jordan Thull. Hart has led the women's team since 1988-89 and transformed the team into a perennial conference and New England power. The program was ranked 20th in New England when he arrived on the scene, and three years later the team won its first America East title. In America East indoor meets from 1990-2005, the women's team won indoor titles in 1993, '94, '95, '96, '98, 2003, '04 and '05. In outdoor championships from 1989-2005, NU's women's track & field team was champion in 1991, '92, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2002, '03, '04 and '05. In addition to the conference titles, the team has been a force on the New England stage, capturing indoor championships in 1996, '97, '99 and 2003, while taking outdoor titles in 1996 and '99. Hart was named America East Coach of the Year a total of 11 times, five indoors and six outdoors. In 2002, the award was changed to "Coaching Staff of the Year" and his staff swept both the indoor and outdoor awards in 2003, '04 and '05. Northeastern competed in its first CAA Championship in 2006, with the women's team placing second in its first title meet. Just a year later the Huskies won the CAA title. Hart was named women's District I Div. I Coach of the Year for the fourth time during the indoor 2002-03 season. He was also named District I Div. I indoor and outdoor Coach of the Year from 1994-97. Under Hart, Husky athletes have been named All-America 10 times, All-East over 100 times and have won countless conference and New England titles. Northeastern's men's program has continually improved under Hart since he became its leader during the 1998-99 season. During the 2000 indoor season, just a year after Hart started coaching the men, the team won its first America East Championship since 1996. He added indoor and outdoor conference titles in 2001 and won both again in 2002. After a run of second and third-place finishes, Hart got his team back to the top with a win at the 2004 America East outdoor title meet and the team continued its success by defeating favorite Albany for the 2005 indoor title. Hart won conference Coach of the Year honors for indoor track in 2000 and 2001 and his staff won "Coaching Staff of the Year" honors in 2002, '04 and '05. The team won the New England Outdoor Championship in 2002. Northeastern began competing in the highly-competitive Colonial Athletic Association in 2006 and has a pair of fourth-place finishes and one fifth-place showing in three meets. Northeastern has been a regional track & field power for decades but in the past several seasons, the Huskies have broken new ground at the national level. Under Hart's watch, six Huskies have competed in NCAA championships a total of 18 times between them since 2002. Most recently, Northover placed 10th in the shot put at the NCAA Championship in 2007, her fifth NCAA Championship appearance. She went to compete for Jamaica in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Most recently on the men's side, Derek Anderson was a two-time NCAA Championship qualifier in both the shot put and discus, placing eighth to earn All-America honors during the 2006 outdoor season. Before he came to Northeastern, Hart coached at UMass Boston and turned the program into a powerhouse on the national scene. The Beacons won three NCAA Div. III titles, were national runners-up four times and ECAC champions seven times. From 1985-88, Hart's UMass Boston teams competed at the New England Championship against Div. I, II and III competition and never finished lower than third. He coached 48 Div. III All-Americans and earned NCAA Div. III National Coach of the Year four times while at UMass Boston. Hart was inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame in 2006. All three of his NCAA champion teams have been inducted to the UMass Boston Hall of Fame as well as six of his former athletes. Besides his work at the collegiate level, Hart founded the Boston International Track Club while he was an NU student in 1974 and has been director ever since. It was founded as a way for local youths to get involved in athletics, but amateur athletes, such as former Husky Jordine Kimbrel, also compete for the club. Hart has extensive experience as a social worker in the Boston area. Hart lettered in football at NU, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Economics and Humanities. He attended Archbishop Carroll High in Washington D.C., graduating in 1969. He was a member of the school's record-setting mile relay team and served as a team captain.