Makena Ohlmaier joined High Point University's Strength & Conditioning team in June 2024. She will work with the Panthers' women’s soccer, rowing, and track and field teams.
Ohlmaier comes to HPU after being a graduate assistant at Springfield College, where she was head strength and conditioning coach for men's and women's tennis, men’s and women’s dive, women’s lacrosse, and interim women’s gymnastics strength coach.
In addition to her time at Springfield College, Ohlmaier was a sports performance intern at Arizona State University. She assisted in coaching the Devils’ track and field, swim and dive, women’s lacrosse, and men’s ice hockey teams. Prior to both experiences, Ohlmaier was an intern for 18 varsity sports teams and a women’s weight training class at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Ohlmaier, originally from Tucson, Arizona, received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in May 2021 from Lewis and Clark College. She received a Master of Science degree in Strength and Conditioning in May of 2024. While at Lewis and Clark, she was a four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team. She is CSCS certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has her FMS Level 1 certification.
