Staff Directory
Newman, Nick
Nick Newman
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Jumps/Multis
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Nick Newman joined the Bruin coaching staff on July 15, 2024, the Sherie L. and Donald G. Morrison Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Joanna Hayes announced.
"It's awesome to have Coach Nick Newman back on the west coast," said Hayes. "He has a proven track record of delivering results and bringing the best out of his student-athletes. I'm excited for us to get to work and carry on the legacy of the UCLA jumps and multis program."
One of the top jumps coaches in the country, Newman lands in Westwood after a two-year stint at Auburn University. His Tigers captured seven top-5 finishes at the SEC championships, including student-athletes on the podium in the outdoor men's decathlon, women's indoor heptathlon and the women's indoor triple jump. Newman also helped guide Sanaa Barnes to a fifth-place finish in the women's high jump at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Newman spent one year at Tennessee, two at USC and three at California-Berkeley prior to his time in Alabama. During his NCAA tenure, Newman has coached his student-athletes to 25 All-American honors, five individual conference titles and two NCAA titles. Following the 2022 season, Newman was also named the USTFCCCA National Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.
While on Rocky Top, Newman led freshman Wayne Pinnock to a sweep of both the indoor and outdoor NCAA titles in men's long jump and had three long jumpers earn First Team All-American status at NCAA Outdoors. Newman also coached the NCAA Indoors silver medalist in the event, Carey McLeod. On the women's side, Charisma Taylor captured bronze at indoor nationals in the women's triple jump, also under Newman's tutelage.
During the 2021 season at USC, the Trojan jumps group scored 61.5 points at Pac-12 Outdoors en route to capturing the women's conference title and finishing second in the men's standings. Newman then qualified five student-athletes for NCAAs, a group that pushed Southern California to its second women's national title in three seasons. Coached by Newman, the duo of Ernie Sears and Morgan Smalls led the jumps group with First Team All-American performances in high jump at both national meets. In addition to the national accolades, Newman's athletes also captured the conference titles in both women's high jump and men's triple jump during the season.
In three seasons at Cal-Berkeley, Newman coached 10 student-athletes to top-10 marks on Cal's indoor and outdoor lists. He guided Tuomas Kaukolahti to back-to-back Pac-12 titles in the men's triple jump as well as multiple All-American honors.ย
Originally from England, Newman represented his country in two international competitions and achieved a personal-best long jump of 7.80m (25-7.00) in 2012.
"It's awesome to have Coach Nick Newman back on the west coast," said Hayes. "He has a proven track record of delivering results and bringing the best out of his student-athletes. I'm excited for us to get to work and carry on the legacy of the UCLA jumps and multis program."
One of the top jumps coaches in the country, Newman lands in Westwood after a two-year stint at Auburn University. His Tigers captured seven top-5 finishes at the SEC championships, including student-athletes on the podium in the outdoor men's decathlon, women's indoor heptathlon and the women's indoor triple jump. Newman also helped guide Sanaa Barnes to a fifth-place finish in the women's high jump at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Newman spent one year at Tennessee, two at USC and three at California-Berkeley prior to his time in Alabama. During his NCAA tenure, Newman has coached his student-athletes to 25 All-American honors, five individual conference titles and two NCAA titles. Following the 2022 season, Newman was also named the USTFCCCA National Men's Assistant Coach of the Year.
While on Rocky Top, Newman led freshman Wayne Pinnock to a sweep of both the indoor and outdoor NCAA titles in men's long jump and had three long jumpers earn First Team All-American status at NCAA Outdoors. Newman also coached the NCAA Indoors silver medalist in the event, Carey McLeod. On the women's side, Charisma Taylor captured bronze at indoor nationals in the women's triple jump, also under Newman's tutelage.
During the 2021 season at USC, the Trojan jumps group scored 61.5 points at Pac-12 Outdoors en route to capturing the women's conference title and finishing second in the men's standings. Newman then qualified five student-athletes for NCAAs, a group that pushed Southern California to its second women's national title in three seasons. Coached by Newman, the duo of Ernie Sears and Morgan Smalls led the jumps group with First Team All-American performances in high jump at both national meets. In addition to the national accolades, Newman's athletes also captured the conference titles in both women's high jump and men's triple jump during the season.
In three seasons at Cal-Berkeley, Newman coached 10 student-athletes to top-10 marks on Cal's indoor and outdoor lists. He guided Tuomas Kaukolahti to back-to-back Pac-12 titles in the men's triple jump as well as multiple All-American honors.ย
Originally from England, Newman represented his country in two international competitions and achieved a personal-best long jump of 7.80m (25-7.00) in 2012.
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