Dominic Studzinski

FOOTBALL HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ’11

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

2019-PRESENT – LIBERTY (HEAD SC COACH) 2012-18 - OLE MISS (ASST. SC COACH) 2011 - SOUTHERN MISS (ASST. SC COACH) EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE (UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ’11) HOMETOWN: FORT ATKINSON, WIS.

Head Coach Hugh Freeze brought a familiar face with him to Liberty with the hire of Dominic Studzinski as his football head strength and conditioning coach in 2019. Since coming to Liberty Mountain, Studzinski has helped Liberty win back-to-back FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl games in 2019 and 2020. With the pair of Cure Bowl victories, Liberty became the second FBS transitioning team in NCAA history to win consecutive bowl games during its first two full seasons at the FBS level.

Studzinski’s training helped five of Liberty’s players sign with NFL franchises following the 2019 season, the most in program history. Wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, becoming Liberty’s fourthhighest NFL Draft pick in program history. Prior to coming to Liberty, Studzinski served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Ole Miss for seven seasons (2012-17). Studzinski helped Freeze’s football teams advance to four bowl games, including victories in the BBVA Compass, Music City, and Sugar Bowl games. Before joining the staff at Ole Miss, Studzinski was at the University of Southern Mississippi. While at Southern Miss, Studzinski directed the strength and conditioning programs for the Lady Eagle volleyball and soccer teams. He also assisted with day-to-day weight room and on field operations for both the football and baseball programs. During the 2011 campaign, the Golden Eagle football team had a remarkable year including a 12-win season and a Conference USA Championship. Prior to Southern Miss, he served a brief stint at Tulsa where he designed and implemented programs for the tennis, golf, and cross country teams. With the Golden Hurricane, he also assisted with football as well as all other Olympic sports. Studzinski had also gained professional experience while working with Louisiana State University, the University of Notre Dame, and Augustana College (South Dakota). At each university, he assisted with day-to-day operations with their respective football programs as well as several Olympic sport programs. A native of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Studzinski attended the University of Sioux Falls, in South Dakota, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He was a four-year letterwinner and a two-time All-American with the Cougar football program, while also winning two national championships. He went on to earn his Master of Science in Sport Coaching Education from Southern Miss.