TAMPA, September 27, 2023 – Two standout strength and conditioning coaches have earned their certifications as Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).
 
As the Director of Olympic Sports Performance for the Bulls, Brandon Roberts oversees all 19 Olympic Varsity sports. Roberts works with the USF football and baseball programs and other sports to design and implement overall strength and conditioning programs.
 
 
The 2023-24 academic year marks the second year of Bryce Karasiak's second stint as strength and conditioning coach at the University of South Florida and his sixth overall. During his time here, Karasiak has overseen women's basketball.
 
 
The CSCCa was established in 2000 to create an organization that was solely dedicated to meeting the unique needs and challenges of the collegiate strength and conditioning coach.
 
The CSCCa offers two levels of certification. The Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified is awarded to individuals who meet the association's certification eligibility requirements. A Master Strength & Conditioning Coach (MSCC) is the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength & conditioning coach. It represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise, and longevity in the field.
 
Roberts and Karasiak join 310 other Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches in a field of over 10,000 certified strength coaches worldwide.


About USF Athletics
USF Athletics currently sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, which will expand to 21 teams with the recently announced additions of women's lacrosse (2024-25) and women's beach volleyball (2025-26). The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and will be in its 58th season in 2023-24. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF garnered two national championships in 2022-23 as Romaine Beckford for NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump titles. The Bulls have claimed 26 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013 and own 140 conference titles claimed in 15 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men's tennis and men's soccer. USF has claimed 74 men's conference championships and 64 women's titles, led by 14 in women's tennis and 12 in volleyball. The Bulls have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for more than eight straight years and are in the midst of a program record of 17 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0 as of the spring of 2023. USF has had over 600 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.

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