John Brennan has been involved with the Felician men’s and women’s cross-country programs since their inception in 2000. He was named the head coach in 2002 after two years as an assistant to Felician Athletics Hall of Famer Bob Symons.
Brennan guided the Golden Falcon men to their ninth Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship in 2011. The men’s team won five consecutive CACC titles under Brennan from 2004-08. A six-time CACC Men’s Coach of the Year, he has coached six conference Runners of the Year -- Shakira Williams (2003), Amanda Scibetta (2006), Paul Chegwidden (2007), James Vander Wiele (2008), and Rob Albano (2011 and 2012) -- two Rookies of the Year, and 68 all-league performers.
Brennan was a Felician assistant when the men won the conference championship in 2000 and 2001 and claimed the Runner of the Year each season.
Prior to joining Felician, Brennan was the head cross-country and track & field coach at Verona High School. In 1999-2000, Verona won the girls state sectional in cross-country and outdoor track, both for the first time in school history. He has also been the head coach at the Wardlaw Hartridge School and an assistant at Montclair State University.
Brennan earned a BA in history in 1994 and an MA in administration and supervision in 2000 from Montclair State. He is the principal of Hardyston Elementary School in Franklin, and resides in Clark.
