Kendra Miller Promoted to Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

PHILADELPHIA - After spending the past two years as a graduate extern for Temple Athletics in strength & conditioning, Kendra Miller has been promoted to a full-time assistant strength & conditioning coach for the Owls. Miller, who just earned her master's of science in sport business from the University, came to Temple from Wake Forest where she served as a sports performance intern.

"Kendra has done an exceptional job of growing professionally and also helping grow the department in her role as a graduate extern coach," said Director of Olympic Sports Performance Tim Teefy. "She was the logical choice when looking for someone that compliments our staff, and she will help grow the department even further as a full-time assistant strength & conditioning coach."

While at Wake Forest, Miller worked with both Olympic Sports and the men's and women's basketball sports performance departments. She assisted with men's basketball, women's basketball, women's soccer, women's golf, baseball, and men's tennis. Miller was also responsible for women's cross country, cheer, and dance teams.

Prior to Wake Forest, Miller spent a summer at the University of South Alabama as a strength & conditioning intern working with the football and women's basketball teams.

Miller is a native of Plainwell, Mich., where she grew up with three siblings, Caitlin, MacKenzie and Kody. She is the daughter of Tod and Tina Miller and Karen Miller. From a young age, Miller competed both nationally and internationally in powerlifting and nationally in weightlifting. In addition to lifting, she also played basketball, ran cross country and competed in a variety of track events while in high school.

Miller first attended Ferris State University and competed in the pole vault before later transferring to Northern Michigan University (NMU). While at NMU, she was a member of the Olympic weightlifting team at the US Olympic Training Site. In May, 2014, Miller graduated with a bachelor's degree in management of health and fitness.

Miller holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, from USA Weightlifting as a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach and from the American Heart Association in CPR/AED/First Aid.

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Kendra Miller Promoted to Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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