ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Head Sports Performance Coach Terry O'Neill has announced the hiring of Jeromey Johnson as the next Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Washington University in St. Louis. He comes to WashU with more than 10 years of experience in sports performance and will begin his time on the Danforth Campus on Tuesday, January 20.
 
"We are tremendously excited to welcome Jeromey Johnson on board as an assistant sports performance coach!" said O'Neill. "Jeromey's experience and will be a great asset to his teams, our staff and our entire department. We can't wait to get started!"
 
Johnson comes to WashU from nearby University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) where he has been the Director of Sports Performance since 2022. In this role, he worked with all 19 Division II teams and has seen a drastic reduction in time-loss injuries. UMSL teams have made multiple NCAA Tournament appearances including three Final Four and Sweet 16s in his time there.
 
Additionally, Johnson had direct oversight, strategic planning and improvement of the Mark Twan weight room including new equipment purchases and care. He also led the strength and condition internship curriculum, education and evaluation.
 
Finally, Johnson created and developed UMSL's first-ever Fueling and Hydration station for student-athletes which increased recovery, mental and physical performances.
 
Prior to his time at UMSL, Johnson was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Ivy League Princeton University from October 2017 to June 2022, serving as the coach of men's and women's track and field and cross country teams. He was responsible for the oversight of the track and field/cross country weight room and worked with various technologies including TeamBuildr, Tendo Units, Physimax and Bodpod.
 
From August 2016 to October 2017, Johnson was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Frostburg State. In this role, he designed cutting edge, science-based strength, SAQ and conditioning programs for the softball and men's and women's track and field programs. This helped produce multiple CAC conference championships, ECAC and NCAA qualifiers and All-CAC first team honorees.
 
Johnson served as a strength and conditioning intern at Augsburg from August 2015 to June 2016, working with men's and women's soccer and women's hockey. From January to May 2016, he did strength and conditioning work at the University of Minnesota where he worked with men's and women's hockey, swimming and diving and track and field.
 
No stranger to the St. Louis area, Johnson did sports performance work at SLU where he had the opportunity to observe and learn from the sports performance coaches while also learning hands-on skills.
 
Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in strength and conditioning from Division III Coe College where he was also an offensive lineman on the football team. He went on to earn his master's degree in human performance from nearby Lindenwood.
 
Johnson holds a multitude of certifications including CSCCA Strength and Conditioning Coach, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USAW Sports Performance Coach Level 1 and Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) Level 2 Pro.
 
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