Head Strength Coach
Kerry Rosenboom, a Wichita native, is entering his 30th year as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Wichita State University. Rosenboom joined the Wichita State staff in September 1987, as the interim Strength & Conditioning Coach and was elevated to his present position in December 1987.
Rosenboom earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Fitness Management and Business Administration at Kansas Newman College, while lettering four years in baseball. He was named to the All-District 10 honorable mention team as a relief pitcher is 1987. He finished his career at Kansas Newman ranked in the top 10 in numerous career and single season record categories.
Rosenboom regularly receives requests to share his knowledge around the country, especially in the area of weight-training for baseball players. He has published numerous articles, including a series on weight training specifics for pitchers and position players that appeared in Collegiate Baseball Magazine. He also penned a chapter for the book, Peak Power for Baseball. He's twice served as a guest speaker at the American Baseball Coaches Association's National Convention. Rosenboom also spoke at the NSCA National Convention in 1993, as well as guest lecturer at the Syd Thrift International Baseball Institute.
Over the years, Rosenboom has been offered head strength and conditioning coach positions by several MLB and NBA organizations, but has remained true to the Shockers. Still, he's made an impact at the highest levels. Through his "Weight-Training for Baseball" consulting business he has trained over 100 players that have made it to the Major Leagues. He has also trained numerous professional basketball players, including current NBA and former Wichita State Shockers players Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet.
As the Strength & Conditioning coach at Wichita State Rosenboom trained the 1989 National Championship baseball team, as well as the 2011 NIT Championship basketball team. The Shocker basketball team continued their success with trips to the 2013 Final Four and the 2015 Sweet 16. The 2014 squad ran the table in the regular season, becoming the first team in 23 years to enter the NCAA Tournament with an unbeaten record.
Rosenboom is a two-time winner of the now discontinued Missouri Valley Conference Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award.
He and his wife, Jean, have three children, Kayla, Tyler and Katie, as well as three grandchildren Brycen, Addison, and Tate.
