Kyle Johnson joined the Central staff in 2008 and was named head strength and conditioning coordinator in 2011.
Previously Johnson spent two years as assistant sports performance director at Velocity Sports Performance in Franklin, Tenn. He graduated with honors from Central in 2002 and earned a master’s degree in health and human performance from Iowa State University in 2004. Johnson worked as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Iowa State football squad and later was a personal trainer and fitness coach at Delta City Club in Nashville, Tenn.
While at Central, Johnson was a member of the Dutch football squad, receiving academic all-Iowa Conference honors.
A certified strength and conditioning specialist, Johnson is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He’s an Elliott, Iowa native and graduate of Villisca High School.
Johnson served as a USA Weightlifting club coach and remains a competitive weightlifter as well, winning Olympic lifting titles in the 105-kilogram class at the Georgia Games, the Chattanooga Open and the Southeastern Regional meet in 2005 and the Emory Open in 2007. He also won titles at the Iowa Open five straight years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and placed 11th at the American Open in 2007. At the national championships, Johnson was 12th in 2010 and finished eighth, posting a personal best, in 2011.
