Varsity Track & Field

A USATF Level I and II certified coach for sprints and hurdles and a USATF and IAAF/World Athletics registered coach, Tim Brennan has coached at Peddie since 1992. He has served as the lead speaker at the NJSCA/NJSIAA Coaches clinic for hurdles, sprints and the long/triple jump, and is an active member of the United States Track and Field Coaches Association, the European Athletics Coaches Association and the North American Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Coaches Association.

Since 2006, Coach Brennan has been a member of the Shore AC and serves on the USATF Elite Development Club Council; he has also served on the USATF Club Championship Games committee and the standards subcommittee. Over the course of his career, Brennan has coached and managed elite athletes from around the world including several Olympians, World Championship Team members and six NACAC Champions.

Brennan's focus for his team is to introduce student athletes to the lifelong sport of track and field and the long-term benefits of being physically fit. Weekly team newsletters include meet information and practice schedules along with a quote of the week and a "Motivation Monday" video.

Peddie alum Mark Gartner '84 is a math teacher and a USA Track and Field Level 1 Certified Coach. After accumulating more than 400 wins during his 23-year stint as the head coach, Gartner now serves as the Director of Track & Field for the winter and spring track & field programs. Specifically, he works with the middle and long-distance runners as well as the javelin throwers. Known as a detailed-oriented taskmaster (required to manage 70 athletes), Gartner also has expertise with the shot put, discus, and pole vault events.

A cross country, winter and spring track competitor while at Peddie, Gartner still competes in Masters Track & Field events including the javelin and pentathlon. As a coach, Gartner has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at both Peddie and Trinity-Pawling School (NY). Creating a caring and supportive environment in and out of the classroom, Gartner takes pride in unlocking student-athletes' potential to maximize their own performances beyond what they believed possible.

Everett Nelor