North Dakota State Strength and Conditioning
Jim Kramer is in his ninth season as a director of athletic performance at North Dakota State University. The Bison have won two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national titles, a pair of Missouri Valley Football Conference championships and a Great West Football Conference title since his arrival. Prior to North Dakota State University, he was a coordinator of strength and conditioning for the United States Olympic Committee. There he assisted in the development of Performance Enhancement Teams, and the testing and training of elite level athletes. Prior to joining the USOC in July 2002, Jim was the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Northern Iowa. Here he was responsible for developing the institution?s first Strength and Conditioning program, and played an intrical part of an athletic department that achieved a top 25 ranking in the 2002 Athletic Directors Sears Cup competition. While at Northern Iowa, Jim received the NSCA?s National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award in 1998-99. From 1992 to 1997 he served as assistant director of player development, and assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech. At the collegiate level, Jim has assisted in the development of All-American athletes in football, track & field, volleyball, softball and baseball. Jim received his master?s degree in exercise science from Appalachian State University in August 1993 and his bachelor?s degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1989.
