Brenda Fuller’s throwing teams have earned national respect at both the NAIA and NCAA II level. While in charge of the throwers, Brenda also serves as the head assistant coach for the entire track and field team. In addition, Brenda also performs accounting for the athletic department.
Brenda has coached 11 All-Americans at NAIA and NCAA II National Meets. During her 23-year tenure, NSU throwers have earned 73 individual NSIC titles. She has also coached 23 Academic All-Americans. Her women’s throwing squads have been exceptionally dominant in the 1990’s, many times sweeping entire events (placing first, second and third) at conference meets. During the last 23 years Northern, throwers have won 16 individual NSIC discus titles, while at least one NSU thrower has won a shot put title in 19 of the last 23 years. NSU had a sensational streak in the shot put, winning nine straight women’s shot titles during the indoor and outdoor seasons from 1995-99.
In the past eight years, Northern throwers have reached the NCAA II National Qualifying marks a total of 37 times. Brenda has also overseen the development of NSU's Amanda Madden, a 2-time NCAA Division II national champion and 5-time NCAA Division II All-American in the hammer and weight throw.
In the spring of 2009, Brenda was honored by her peers when she was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year. A noted clinician, she has twice presented throwing clinics for the South Dakota High School Activities Association and once for the Nebraska High School Activities Association.
While attending Doane College from 1982-86, Brenda was an All-Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference discus thrower. She graduated from Doane in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Brenda and her husband of 27 years, Jim, have three sons, Aaron (21), Tyler (21) and Drew (5).
