Rusty Burney

Position: Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Alma Mater: Central College, 1997

Rusty Burney, a Pella, Iowa native, was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach in February 2009. He designs individualized and sport specific strength and conditioning programs for men's basketball, track and field, and baseball.

Burney came to the University of Iowa from Colgate University, where he served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach since June 2005. Burney was responsible for the strength and conditioning of 23 Division I athletic teams. While at Colgate, Burney trained six football All-Americans and numerous NHL draft picks and professional hockey players. Colgate football won the 2005 and 2008 Patriot League titles and the 2005-06 ECAC Hockey League title. Burney also designed student-athlete competitions for the Lift for Life event to raise money for the Uplifting Athletes organization to benefit rare diseases.

Prior to Colgate, Burney was on staff at the University of Tulsa where he served as assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning since 2001. At Tulsa, he was part of the 2001-02 and 02-03 WAC Men's Basketball Champion teams as well as the 2002 Tulsa football team that saw Division IA's biggest turnaround in wins from the previous season.

Burney has also served as a graduate assistant strength coach at the University of Arkansas and an intern at Brigham Young University.

Burney is a 1997 graduate of Central College in Iowa, where he completed a bachelor's degree in physical education.

He holds CPR, CSCS, SCCC and USAW Level I Club Coach certifications.