The University of Minnesota Crookston athletic department announced the hiring of Mitchell Pomeroy as strength and conditioning coach. Pomeroy comes to Minnesota Crookston after serving as the assistant director for strength and conditioning at Southwest Minnesota State University.
For the last year, Pomeroy ran lifts for the Mustangs for baseball, swimming and diving, and cross country, and assisted with lifts for cheerleading, wheelchair basketball, softball, volleyball, and wrestling. He also programmed developmental lifts for the football team.
Prior to his arrival at Southwest Minnesota State, Pomeroy served as a strength and conditioning intern at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville from the fall 2022-fall 2023. He served as the strength and conditioning coach for men’s and women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, and wrestling.
In 2021, Pomeroy served as an intern at the University of Dubuque, where he advised student-athletes as they went through lifts. He gained knowledge in programming for athletes across many sports including baseball, softball, lacrosse, football, and soccer.
Pomeroy was a baseball student-athlete. He completed his collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he utilized his COVID-19 seasons. He was named honorable mention all-conference as a pitcher for the Pioneers. He previously attended the University of Dubuque, where he competed from 2018-22. Pomeroy was a second team all-conference pick as a utility player in 2022. He led by example, earning the Wendt Character Athlete of the Year Award in 2022. He also received the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, and the Exercise Science Award of Excellence in 2022.
Pomeroy earned his Bachelor of Science degree in wellness and exercise science from the University of Dubuque in 2022. He graduated Summa Cum Laude. Pomeroy received his Master of Science in sport administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2024. He is currently finishing his Master of Science in physical education of coaching sport from Southwest Minnesota State University.
