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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Strength and Conditioning Staff
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Director of Strength and Conditioning
Phone: 419-372-7558
Email: bhourig@bgsu.edu
Year Started at BGSU: 2011
The Bowling Green State University Athletics Department has announced that Brandon Hourigan has been named the new Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Falcons.
Hourigan’s responsibilities will include overseeing the strength and conditioning of all 18 sports at Bowling Green and he brings vast experience with multiple sports at Virginia, Richmond and Northeastern.
Hourigan comes to BGSU after spending the past two seasons at the University of Virginia as the Head Strength and Conditioning coach. While at Virginia he was responsible for all program development for the football team.
Prior to his time at Virginia, Hourigan was the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Richmond from 2005-08, where he worked with current BGSU head football coach Dave Clawson for three seasons (2005-07). He oversaw all fitness duties for the Spiders, who won the 2008 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title. Hourigan also worked with multiple other sports during his time at Richmond.
Prior to his appointment at Richmond, Hourigan was the assistant coordinator of speed, strength and conditioning at Northeastern University. He worked with the Huskies’ football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s hockey, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s track and field squads.
Hourigan has also worked as an assistant strength & conditioning coach on the collegiate level at Arizona (2001) and Clemson (1998-1999). He also served as a strength & conditioning intern for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL in 1999.
Hourigan graduated with a bachelor of science in physical education from Plymouth State College where he was a four-year letterwinner in football. At Clemson, he completed work toward a masters of sciences in guidance and counseling.
Hourigan is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the United States Weight Lifting Association, and has both First Aid and CPR certification.
Hourigan and his wife, Amy, have a son, Brandon, Jr., and a daughter, Ava.
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Phone: 419-372-6024
Email: kgoodri@bgsu.edu
Year Started at BGSU: 2009
Kenny Goodrich is in his third year as an assistant strength coach at Bowling Green.
Prior to coming to Bowling Green, Goodrich had been a graduate assistant strength coach at Michigan State University from 2007-09 and as a volunteer assistant from 2005-07. Originally from Decatur, Mich. Goodrich earned his Masters in Kinesiology / Sports Administration from Michigan State in 2009 and is certified under the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
He and his wife, Amy, currently reside in Bowling Green with their daughter Cami.
Chad Bari
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Phone: 419-372-8968
Email: cmbari@bgsu.edu
Year Started at BGSU: 2012
Chad Bari was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach at BGSU in May of 2012 after earning his bachelors degree from Youngstown State and serving as an intern in the BGSU strength and conditioning department since January. He assists in all areas of strength and conditioning at Bowling Green, helping with all 18 sports.
Prior to his time at Bowling Green, Bari was a trainer at Jump Stretch Inc. in Youngstown, was a fitness tester in the Youngstown State University athletics department and volunteered with the Penguins’ strength and conditioning program. Bari is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist.