Brad Ruhanen - Strength and Conditioning Coach - Women's Soccer Coaches

Brad Ruhanen

Title:
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Email:
bruhanen@memphis.edu
Phone:
901-678-2994

Brad Ruhanen joined the University of Memphis Athletic Performance staff as Director of Athletic Performance for Olympic Sports in July 2015.

In his role, Ruhanen is responsible for the strength and conditioning programs for student-athletes competing in 16 sports at the University of Memphis.

Ruhanen joined the Memphis staff from Oral Roberts University where he had worked the past four years. He was named the Director of Sports Performance at ORU in March 2013.

At Oral Roberts, Ruhanen and his staff provided a culture of hands-on coaching, which like on the practice field or court, demanded great effort.

Ruhanen previously worked as a graduate assistant at North Dakota State where he worked with football and men’s golf, wrestling and softball as well as both the men’s and women’s track and field student-athletes competing in the throwing events. He also worked one year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Michigan Technology University. Ruhanen’s experience also includes working as a graduate assistant football coach.

Ruhanen graduated from Michigan Tech in 2006 with a degree in management information systems. He played wide receiver while also taking on the role of kickoff and punt returner during a four-year playing career at Michigan Tech. He was a team captain and named the most outstanding freshman during the 2002 season.

He has reached Level 1 Sports Performance Certification through the USAW and is CPR/AED certified. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

He and wife Katie married in June of 2011.