Strength and conditioning - Beyond Central

At Central, athletics is more than a game and education is more than a class. Both represent hard work, commitment, exploration and growth. And together, they help you prepare for your life after Central. Here are some examples of how former Dutch strength and conditioning students are experiencing success.

Kohle Helle - Univ. of Iowa strength and conditioning — Kohle Helle '18 played quarterback and receiver at Central and served as a strength and conditioning intern.
He's now an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Uinversity of Iowa football program.

John Ghibellini '20
Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Dustyn Baethke '09
Associate Football Strength and Conditioning Coach
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Luke Pavlat '23
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, Wisconsin

Ryan DeVriendt '07
Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, Olympic Sports
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Niko Zarlatanes '24
Graduate Assistant for Strength and Conditioning
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Jacob Niedermann '13
Special Operations Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Marine Forces Special Operations Command
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

Jeff Jones '06
Assistant Athletics Director for Athletics Performance
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Aaron Roelffs '22
Head Coach for Sports Performance and Science
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Kohle Helle '18
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Jon Haugen '08
Assistant Athletic Director for Strength and Conditioning
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota

David Young and Charles Friday at Neyland Stadium — Central alumni David Young, on the football strength staff at the University of Tennessee, and Charles Friday,
the football strength coach for Kent State University, meet before their teams' 2024 game at Neyland Stadium.

David Young '12
Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Jasper Luckritz '24
Graduate Assistant - Strength and Conditioning
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Dakota Dailey '16
Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York

Kaden Rhinehart '24
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Certified Personal Trainer
Performance Health & Fitness
Coralville, Iowa

Stephanie Hasken '13
Physical education teacher, strength coach
Linn-Mar High School
Marion, Iowa

Joe Niehaus'07
Director of Strength and Conditioning
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Brady Hill '12
Owner
Impact Fitness and Sports Performance
Fairfield, Iowa

Maureen Khairallah '07
Strength and Conditioning Coach
95th Civil Affairs Brigade
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Josh Edwards ‘04
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Loras College
Dubuque, Iowa

Dane Jensen '09
Director of Collector Development,
Training and Certification
The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri

Matt Paja '09
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa

Charles Friday '12
Head Football Sports Performance Coach
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Tom Hartshorn '08
Police officer
Iowa City, Iowa

Brandon O'Neall '07
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Tim Bates '06
Special agent,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Indianapolis, Indiana