Justin Markley was announced as the assistant strength & conditioning coach in September. He works with all the student-athletes who make up Rensselaer's 23 intercollegiate teams as well as others within the campus community.
A native of Seekonk, Mass., Markley has experience from a variety of programs, most recently Michigan State University, where he worked with men's basketball, men's hockey, wrestling and men's and women's golf over the past two years. In addition to coaching student-athletes, he also designed workout and recovery programs as well as equipment and facility maintenance.
He spent the summer of 2013 at the University of South Carolina, where he worked with the Gamecocks football program. While in Columbia, Markley co-authored an article, Get a Grip, for Training & Conditioning magazine. He has also coached at Northeastern University, where he worked with seven different programs, including women's basketball, women's volleyball, baseball and track & field.
Markley owns a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Science from Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. He earned a Master's in Kinesiology with a concentration in Strength & Conditioning from Michigan State, where he was a graduate assistant in the kinesiology department.
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Last Updated: November 4, 2014
