Brennen Fitzsimmons begins his third season with the Rutgers-Newark men's soccer program, but it will be his first as an assistant coach after a two-year stint as a graduate intern.
Fitzsimmons, who started in all 86 matches during his career at Richard Stockton, was named the graduate intern for men’s soccer in August of 2012. He becomes the third graduate intern under head coach Kevin East.
The two-time All-NJAC second team pick (2009 & 2011), he brings a keen knowledge of the NJAC and area opponents to the Scarlet Raider program. He was named the 2008 NJAC Rookie of the Year and earned All-NJAC Honorable Mention after helping Stockton to an NCAA Championship Playoff berth while netting a team-high nine points on three goals and three assists. The Ospreys sandwiched ECAC Metro Championship bids (2009 & 2011) around another NCAA appearance in 2010 as Fitzsimmons contributed three goals in each of his four seasons, finishing his career with 30 points.
A Provost's Scholarship student, he received his bachelor of science degree in biology from Stockton last spring. The two-time team captain was named to the NJAC All-Academic second team as a sophomore while making the Honorable Mention list in each of his other three seasons. He twice was named to Stockton's Student-Athlete award list for posting a 3.50 GPA with at least 24 hours passed during an academic year.
The Neptune native was a two-sport standout at Neptune High School in soccer and basketball. He was a two-year captain for the Fliers while earning four letters in soccer. He earned two letters in basketball while helping Neptune to a Shore Conference championship.
