Brandon Ronan - Strength & Conditioning Coach - Football Support Staff

Brandon Ronan

Title:
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Email:
brandon.ronan@uni.edu
Phone:
(319) 273-2613

Iowa native Brandon Ronan joined the UNI strength and conditioning staff in the spring of 2022. Originally from Waukon, Iowa, Ronan oversees strength and conditioning for both the UNI men’s and women’s basketball teams, the swimming and diving program, and assists with football training.

A certified strength and conditioning specialist, Ronan comes to Cedar Falls after spending the last eight years at the University of Montana, where he most recently served as Director of Athletic Performance. Ronan earned his bachelor’s degree from Loras College in Dubuque in sports science in 2013, where he played four seasons of football for the Duhawks. A key piece of the Loras defense, Ronan was named All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a senior in 2012, and also earned a conference defensive player of the week honor. While an undergrad, Ronan earned experience in the field interning for both the Loras and Boise State strength and conditioning programs, helping demonstrate techniques for running and weight lifting for athletes.

Following a summer internship in 2013 with Stanford Sports Performance in Palo Alto, Ronan interned and later became a graduate assistant at the University of Montana while studying to earn a master’s degree in health and human performance. After graduating from Montana in 2016, he took on full time duties with the Grizzlies as Assistant Director of Athletic Performance, serving as the head strength coach for Montana volleyball, women’s basketball, track and field, and cross county. He also assisted in strength coaching for football, and became an adjunct professor of Health and Human Performance at Montana, teaching basic concepts of strength training and conditioning, before being promoted to Director of Athletic Performance in November 2017.