Purdue alumnus Zach Korten enters his first year as an assistant director of strength and conditioning during the 2021-22 school year, overseeing both men’s and women’s swimming and tennis teams.
Korten returned to Purdue after completing his master’s degree at Springfield College. As a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Springfield he oversaw all aspects of training for the football, men’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics and diving teams. Along with completing his thesis research, Korten's other projects included creating an athlete wellness monitoring system and a centralized training database to track student-athlete training progress.
Korten completed internships at Clemson University and Purdue. He also served in a temporary strength and conditioning coach position at the University of Notre Dame.
Korten returned to Purdue after completing his master’s degree at Springfield College. As a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Springfield he oversaw all aspects of training for the football, men’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics and diving teams. Along with completing his thesis research, Korten's other projects included creating an athlete wellness monitoring system and a centralized training database to track student-athlete training progress.
Korten completed internships at Clemson University and Purdue. He also served in a temporary strength and conditioning coach position at the University of Notre Dame.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in applied exercise and health from Purdue in 2019.