BOSTON – Tramaine Shaw will continue her legacy with the Howlin' Huskies after the 2015 Hall of Famer was promoted to head coach of the Northeastern track and field and cross country programs, athletic director Jeff Konya announced on Tuesday.
 
Shaw, who served as the interim head coach of both programs since February, earned 2018 CAA Coach of the Year honors after leading the Northeastern men's and women's track and field teams to a sweep of the 2018 CAA Track and Field Championships.
 
"Tramaine's body of work during her tenure, particularly over the last six months, has proved that she is ready to take the next step in her career," Konya said, "and we're thrilled that she will be able to do so right here at Northeastern. Tramaine stepped up for us during the middle of the year, at a time when we needed her most, and her teams didn't miss a beat. Our programs' success at the conference championships, as well as at the national level, is a testament to her leadership, and we look forward to further success of our track and field and cross country teams under her guidance moving forward."   
 
Shaw, in her ninth season overall as a coach at Northeastern, was dubbed Coach of the Year on both the men's and women's side after leading Northeastern to a sweep at the CAA Championships in May. It was the Huskies' first CAA sweep, the fourth-straight CAA title for the men and the first CAA title for the women since 2007, when Shaw was a Northeastern track and field student-athlete. In addition, 47 Huskies earned All-Conference accolades under her direction.
 
Shaw became the first Husky head coach since 2007 to earn the CAA's top coaching honor on the women's side. She also became the first CAA Coach to sweep the Coach of the Year accolades since 2013.
 
"Northeastern University has provided me with the opportunity to experience a tremendous amount of success and growth during my time as both a student-athlete and coach," said Shaw. "It is a tremendous honor to officially lead our program as the next head coach and I am excited to be stepping into this role under the innovative vision of athletic director Jeff Konya.
 
"I am looking forward to not only building upon the success we experienced this past year, but also the program's decades-long legacy of excellence. Most importantly, I am thankful for the opportunity to help our student-athletes grow as athletes and individuals, developing the confidence to push through adversities both on and off the track in order to achieve at the highest level."
 
Shaw, who will now oversee all facets of the track & field and cross country programs, specializes in coaching the sprints, horizontal jumps and hurdles pack.
 
Shaw has coached 10 national qualifiers - four of which were in the long jump, including 2018 All-American Kyle Darrow, as well as the success of over 50 IC4A/ECAC, CAA and New England champions.
 
Shaw has also coached student-athletes who have broken or tied 12 school records, including a pair of 30-year-old school records in the men's 4x100m relay and the men's long jump.
 
Shaw joined Zara Northover as one of 25 members to be named to the 25th Anniversary CAA women's track and field team in December 2009.
 
Shaw wrapped up her Northeastern career with Husky records in the 100 hurdles (13.58) and pentathlon (3,685), CAA records in the 100 hurdles (13.71) and 400 hurdles (59.88) and the America East record in the pentathlon (3,607). She was also part of the Huskies' record-setting indoor 4x400 relay and outdoor 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays.
 
Shaw's forte was not record-setting performances, however. It was championship wins. She was named America East Rookie of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a freshman. NU then moved to the CAA, and over three outdoor championships, Shaw went on to win CAA individual titles in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, long jump and relays. She was named CAA Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer in 2007 after helping the team win NU's first CAA title in any sport.
 
Shaw earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Northeastern in May 2009 and recently earned a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Management, with a Specialization in Sport and Social Change, in 2013.