Brenna O'Connor is in her 1st year leading the Adaptive Athletics Program at Penn State. She coached RJ Shirey to national titles in javelin and shot put (Hartford Nationals 2023). Brenna has 33 years of teaching Physical Education and coaching experience at the elementary , middle school, high school, and collegiate levels. Twenty of those years have been with the Kinesiology Department at Penn State. Brenna was a thrower on the Penn State track team from 1986-1990.