MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the University of Nebraska Omaha Strength & Conditioning Department is to positively impact all student-athletes. Our department aims to accomplish this by helping our student-athletes achieve their goals as they relate to their individual athletic endeavors. The department utilizes ground-based, three-dimensional, multi-joint movements to facilitate each athlete's goals. Athletics are performed in all plans of motion with the athlete's feet on the ground. We as a department strive to train in the same fashion. More specifically, we strive to prepare our student-athletes for their individual sport by providing a program that will prevent injury, improve strength, speed, power, agility, balance, coordination, mobility, conditioning and mental toughness. In addition, we strive to reinforce the mission of our athletic department and university by providing the highest quality teaching and learning experience, assisting our student-athletes in becoming successful after their athletic careers. We accomplish this by encouraging responsibility, discipline, hard work and respect for one another.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For volunteer internship opportunities, contact Director of Strength & Performance Rayan Hawili by email at rhawili@omavs.com.
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OMAHA STRENGTH & CONDITIONING AWARDS
Athlete of the Year
Strength & Conditioning Athletes of the Year are nominated, discussed and voted on by the strength & conditioning staff. The criteria used are hard work, dedication, commitment, attitude, effort, leadership and overall performance in the area of strength & conditioning. One male and one female will be chosen and honored at the end of the year awards banquet.
2015-16 -- Jake White, Ava Doetsch
2016-17 -- Joel Messner, Elise Brown
NSCA All-American
One male and one female may be nominated by their strength & conditioning coach who is a member in good standing with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year program recognizes those collegiate athletes whose athletic accomplishments, in the opinion of their strength coach, reflect their dedication to strength training and conditioning. These athletes are also recognized for their academic and personal accomplishments and their integrity as student-athletes. The athlete is presented with a certificate, and a matching certificate is permanently displayed in the strength & conditioning complex.
2015-16 -- Kyler Erickson, Natalie Renshaw, Bobbi Beckwith
2016-17 -- Elise Brown, Morgan Stepp, Abi Lujan, Ava Doetsch, Colin Buckley, Lizzy Noble, Alyssa Thavenet
2017-18 -- Kayla Sabotin, Lydia Holtmann, Natalie Johnson, Kaitlin Harthoorn, Gessica Gdowski, Alex Allbery
Iron Mavs
An athlete must achieve or surpass the standard set for their sport and position in in four tests. He or she must accomplish this in one testing period throughout the year. When the athlete achieves this standard, he or she is awarded an Iron Mavs t-shirt and included in a group photo at the end of the academic year.
2016-17 -- Tre'Shawn Thurman, Cole Johnston, Austin Groth, Nick Drahozal, Alex Woodward, Colin Buckely, Kalen Phillips, Brekk Flax
2017-18 -- Alex Woodward, Nick Drahozal, Daniel Norl, Brendan Lipovsky, Matt Pile, Zach Jackson, Brekk Flax
