Football
Szerszen, Michael

Michael Szerszen
- Title:
- Associate Strength Coach
- Email:
- szerszen@utk.edu
- Phone:
- (865) 974-7843
- Joined Vols prior to the 2013 season and helped team to 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl Championship
- Part of two BIG EAST Championship teams at the University of Cincinnati
- Spent three seasons with the Bearcats, serving as director of football strength & conditioning with Cincinnati in 2011 and 2012
- Spent three years as the head strength and conditioning coach at Eastern Michigan University from 2007-09
- Oversaw strength and conditioning efforts for all 21 varsity sports, working closely with the football team at EMU
- Prior to taking over the head spot at EMU, worked four years as an assistant to current UT director of strength and conditioning Dave Lawson from 2002-06
- Served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy (Army) in 2002
- Was a graduate assistant and volunteer strength and conditioning coach and at West Virginia University in 2000-02
- Earned a master[apos]s degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 2002
- Received bachelor[apos]s degree from University of Charleston (W.Va.) in sports medicine in 2001
- He and his wife, Kristin Szerszen, reside in Knoxville