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Brian Chabot |
Head M/W Track and Field Coach bchabot@wpi.edu 508-831-6022 |
The 2009-2010 season will mark the second for Brian Chabot as
head men's and women's track and field coach at WPI.
Chabot had quite the rookie campaign a year ago, helping the
Engineer men place second at the NEWMAC Championships and fourth at
the New England Division III Outdoor Championships. For this
efforts, which included four NEWMAC champions, nine All New-England
outdoor performers and an All-American, Chabot was named New
England Coach of the Year.
Prior to becoming head coach, Chabot worked under head Mike Maceiko
for four years where he helped 38 athletes earn All-New England
honors and eight garner All-ECAC distinctions.
"I am privileged to be taking over the reigns of such a talented
group of student-athletes," said Chabot at the time of his hire.
"During the last five years Coach Maceiko brought WPI Track and
Field back to a high level of prominence not only in New England,
but also the Northeast region and nationwide."
In addition to his accomplishments on the men's side, the women's
program enjoyed great success in 2008-2009, The Crimson and
Gray sported a NEWMAC champion along with a All-New England and
All-ECAC performer en route to a fifth place finish at the NEWMAC
Championships.
Prior to joining the staff at WPI, he coached indoor track and field at his alma mater, St. John's High School in Shrewsbury from 2000-01. Under Chabot's tutelage, the Pioneers set school records in the mile and the 4x800 relay.
In college, Chabot was a standout cross country and track and
field athlete at UMass-Amherst. Chabot was a two-year team captain
in both sports for the Minutemen and was All-New England in the
1000 meter run in 1997 (2:28.4) . He graduated from UMass in 1999
with a double-major in Psychology and History.