New Orleans, LA --- First-year head coach Brian Chabot was among 16 coaches honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as a regional Coach of the Year on Monday afternoon. 

The USTFCCCA selects the top track athlete, field athlete, head coach, and assistant coach for the eight regions in NCAA Division III outdoor track and field.  Chabot was named the Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year for the New England region.

Chabot was named the NEWMAC's Men's Coach of the Year after leading the Engineers to a runner-up finish at the conference championships. WPI followed up the second place team finish with a fourth place team finish at the New England Division III Championships, the program's highest finish in 15 years.  The Engineers also took home the top prize at the Worcester City Meet in March and the Eric Loeschner Memorial Meet hosted by Fitchburg State in April.

Chabot has four student-athletes with NCAA qualifying marks, including Jarrett Arredondo (Somerville, MA) in the hammer, Jeff Baker (Wallingford, CT) in the javelin, Kyle Morette (Leominster, MA) in the pole vault and Ben Roy (Buxton, ME) in the decathlon.  Arrendondo and Baker will each be competing in this weekend's NCAA championships, where both are seeded third in their respective events.

The UMass and St. John's High School graduate is assisted by Mike Stomski, Vinny Kotowski, Miguel Concepcion and Mike Maceiko.

USTFCCCA Release