Coaching Staff
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Jason Hewitt
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Jason Hewitt begins his first season as Bryn Mawr College's Head Cross Coutnry/Track and Field Coach.
Hewitt arrives at Bryn Mawr following a four-year tenure at fellow Seven Sister institution, Mount Holyoke. While with the Lyons, Jason served as head coach of the indoor track and field team before adding the role of assistant coach for outdoor track in 2005 and assistant cross country coach in 2007. Responsible for the development of sprints, jumps and hurdle events, Hewitt coached two Division III New England Champions in the long and high jumps and witnessed numerous school records. As the assistant cross country coach, he helped the Lyons hoist the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championships trophy in 2007, the school’s first title in eight years.
Hewitt began his coaching career with Telstar High School in Bethel, Maine, in 2001. At Telstar, he began as an assistant track coach with his main focus being 400m distances and up. During his two-year run, he coached two state champions; one in the 400m and the other in the 800m and 1600m events.
From Telstar, Hewitt served as assistant coach with Springfield College. With the Pride, Hewitt worked primarily with sprint and distance hurdles and often assisted the sprint and distance coaches. In 2004, Hewitt was named the head cross country coach at Framingham State College. Responsible for the growth and development of a small team, Hewitt took a team comprised of one returner and turned it into a team of eight during his first season. In his second season, Hewitt boasted a team roster of 10, five women and five men, and entered FSC at the MASCAC Championships for the first time in five years.
Hewitt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and classical study from Tufts University and a Master of Science in physical education from Springfield. He holds a USATF Level II certified coach in jumps in addition to a USATF Level I coaching certificate. Hewitt also holds a NVPCA pole vault certification; NTCA throws safety certification and an ASEP coach and sports first aid certification.
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