Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Mark began coaching at Colorado Mesa in September of 2013 and became the head strength and conditioning coach in January of 2023 after serving as the interim head coach during the fall 2022 semester. He is currently the strength and conditioning coach for baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, beach volleyball, diving, football and volleyball. He has previously worked with men’s and women’s cross country, track and field and men’s and women’s wrestling teams.

In his time at CMU, he has helped develop dozens of All-RMAC honorees, RMAC championship winning teams and individual athletes and NCAA All-Americans, including 6 individual sport National Champions (4 in track and field, 1 in men’s wrestling and 1 in diving). In addition, he worked with the beach volleyball team that won the AVCA Division II National Championship in April of 2022.

He has nearly 20 years of experience working with athletes as a strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer. He served as a strength and conditioning intern at Colorado State University and an intern strength and conditioning coach at Drake University. Later, he was an elite trainer and director of fitness at Gold's Gym/Mesa Fitness, where he worked for over 8 years. 

Mark graduated with a bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University and a master's degree in Applied Exercise Science from Concordia University Chicago. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is certified by USA Weightlifting as a Level 1 Coach. He also holds the Athletic Lab Coaching Academy Certified High-Performance Coach credential, the Eleiko Strength Coach certification and is FMS Level-1 certified.

Mark's wife, Molly, is a math instructor at CMU and they have three daughters, Kinley, Bria and Bella.