Jennifer Michuda joined the Barry University strength & conditioning staff in the fall of 2023 as the coordinator of the fitness center and an assistant coach in the program.
Michuda comes to Barry after serving as an assistant strength & conditioning coach and adjunct professor at Keiser University in 2022-23. She designed and implemented strength & conditioning programs for the Seahawks nationally-recognized softball, volleyball, wrestling, spirit squad, and men’s and women’s golf teams, in addition to teaching an NSCA CSCS prep course.
Prior to Keiser, she served in similar roles at Wisconsin-Platteville and Alabama-Huntsville.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science with a Communications minor from Carthage College where she played NCAA Div. III softball, Michuda earned a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from Illinois State University, where she was a graduate assistant in the department.
In addition to strength & conditioning coaching, Michuda has coached softball and competed as a professional softball player in Europe, including stops with the Oosterhout Twins in the Netherlands, the SC Storms Repy in the Czech Republic and Germany's Karlsruhe Cougars.
Michuda is a certified strength & conditioning coach (CSCS), a certified functional strength coach (CFSC) as well as holding certifications in first aid, CPR and AED.
