Hans Straub enters his first season overseeing all aspects
of strength and conditioning for USF's 19 sports. Straub came to USF after
having spent 11 years in collegiate sports performance at Stanford, Washington
and San Diego.
Prior to joining the USF athletic department, Straub served
as the top assistant sports performance coach for football for two years at
Stanford, where he aided in the design and implementation the sports performance program for
the Cardinal. He worked primarily with the development of the big skill group,
including tight ends, fullbacks, linebackers and defensive ends. Straub was
also heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the sports performance
program.
During his time at Washington, Straub worked closely with
the Huskies softball, baseball and women's volleyball programs. He also served
as an assistant director of athletic performance at the University of San Diego
from 2002-06, when he worked with a variety of Torero programs, including
baseball, softball, men's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's golf,
swimming and diving and men's and women's rowing.
Straub is a 2002 graduate of Towson (Md.) University, where he earned his
bachelors of science degree in kinesiology. He is a certified strength and
conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association
and is also certified as a club coach with USA Weightlifting. Straub is
currently pursuing his master's degree in exercise science from Texas-El Paso.
A native of Carlisle, Pa., Straub was an offensive lineman at Millersville
(Pa.) University for two seasons before playing tight end at Towson for two
years.
