Brennan, Martha Ph.D.
Instructor
Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach
B.A. Mathematics from LSU in 1995
M.S.Educational Administration in 1996 from LSU
Ph.D Educational administration from Texas A&M in 2006
Dr. Brennan teaches Physical Activity Behavior, Exercise Leadership, Track Coaching and Individual Sports (track).
Holds USA Track and Field certification Level I and Level II in the jumps
In 1997, Brennan was a member of the U.S.A. National track and field team and competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials as a heptathlete in 1996. She was a five time track and field All-American while competing at the University of South Dakota (1991-1993). She was also a member of the 1994 and 1995 LSU NCAA national championship winning teams.
Brennan has been an assistant track and field coach at Texas A&M University since 1997. There she coached the heptathlon, decathlon, and pole vault competitors. She also served as the camp director and the high school coaches clinic director. She worked as a meet director for the Games of Texas 2000 and as an assistant meet director for other large track events like the 2001 Big XII outdoor championships and the 2004 NCAA regional qualifying championships.
She was an assistant track and field coach at the University of Iowa in 1997 where she mentored hurdlers, jumpers, throwers, and multi-event athletes. She was also the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator. In 1995 and 1996 she was a graduate assistant at Louisiana State University where she supervised ninth semester students, worked in compliance and assisted the senior women’s administrator. She also had responsibilities in the ticket office and event management.
Her husband's name is Bob, who works at 3M in BioDetection. They have three children; Grace, Eve and Ivy.
