Nick Newman comes to the Plains as one of the top jumps coaches in the country after spending one year at Tennessee, two at USC and three at California-Berkeley. During his tenure, Newman has coached his student-athletes to 21 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.
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.
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.
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.