Bruce Berry joins the Rutgers University-Newark men's and women's track & field program for his first season in 2018-19.
Berry comes to R-N with a wealth of experience coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He began his career with Clemson University as an assistant for sprints, hurdles, jumps, and relays. In his three years there he coached 14 All-Americans before taking the position of Head Coach at Elizabeth High School in New Jersey. As the cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field head coach, Berry compiled three New Jersey State Championships and seven Union County Coach of the Year honors in his six years at the helm.
From there, Berry returned to the Division I collegiate scene as an assistant at the University of Akron. In that three season stint, he helped guide 22 NCAA Regional qualifiers and 11 All-Americans. Berry’s next stop was another assistant position in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Virginia Tech where he spent four seasons and oversaw another 21 NCAA Regional qualifiers and six All-Americans.
Finally, Berry made his way back to the high school coaching ranks with a move to Newark where he has been the head cross country and track & field coach at Central High School since 2007. Under his guidance, the teams have racked up 12 Essex County First Team All-County honors and six State Championships.
Prior to coaching, Berry was a fantastic sprinter and hurdler at the University of Alabama and University of Virginia, accumulating 11 All-SEC honors, seven All-ACC honors, and was a nine-time All-American. After his collegiate career, he became a two-time qualifier for Olympic Trials in the 400-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles with Nike International.
