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Rudy Wade has been named Director of Strength and Conditioning at Iowa State, head football coach Matt Campbell announced today.
Wade held the similar position at Toledo from 2011-15.
“I thought we did an excellent job of developing kids at Toledo,” Campbell said. “The development of the student-athlete is a critical piece of the puzzle. Not just recruiting them, but developing them. Rudy’s a great developer, both mentally and physically that I have ever been around.”
Wade’s efforts on a daily basis helped the Rockets improve physically on every level. The Rockets played in four bowl games and tallied three nine-win seasons in his five seasons at UT.
Wade, a 2001 graduate of Ball State, previously was the strength and conditioning coach at UW-Green Bay from 2004-11. He coordinated the strength and conditioning programs for all 16 Phoenix sports.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Wade also spent one season as an assistant strength coach at Marquette, one year as an intern at Notre Dame and two years as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green, where he earned his master’s degree in education.
Wade and his wife Julie have three children, Connor, Myla and Layton.
Coaching Experience
2016 Iowa State – Director of Strength and Conditioning
2011-15 Toledo – Director of Strength and Conditioning
2004-10 UW-Green Bay – Strength and Conditioning Coach
2003 Marquette – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
2003 Notre Dame – Intern
2001-02 Bowling Green – Graduate Assistant
Rudy Wade has been named Director of Strength and Conditioning at Iowa State, head football coach Matt Campbell announced today.
Wade held the similar position at Toledo from 2011-15.
“I thought we did an excellent job of developing kids at Toledo,” Campbell said. “The development of the student-athlete is a critical piece of the puzzle. Not just recruiting them, but developing them. Rudy’s a great developer, both mentally and physically that I have ever been around.”
Wade’s efforts on a daily basis helped the Rockets improve physically on every level. The Rockets played in four bowl games and tallied three nine-win seasons in his five seasons at UT.
Wade, a 2001 graduate of Ball State, previously was the strength and conditioning coach at UW-Green Bay from 2004-11. He coordinated the strength and conditioning programs for all 16 Phoenix sports.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Wade also spent one season as an assistant strength coach at Marquette, one year as an intern at Notre Dame and two years as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green, where he earned his master’s degree in education.
Wade and his wife Julie have three children, Connor, Myla and Layton.
Coaching Experience
2016 Iowa State – Director of Strength and Conditioning
2011-15 Toledo – Director of Strength and Conditioning
2004-10 UW-Green Bay – Strength and Conditioning Coach
2003 Marquette – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
2003 Notre Dame – Intern
2001-02 Bowling Green – Graduate Assistant
