The University of Akron Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Director of Football Strength and Conditioning | Nutrition Specialist
- Email:
- mrg76@uakron.edu
- Phone:
- (330) 972-8510
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Matt Gildersleeve begins his seventh season overall, his third season as the director of football strength and conditioning, and his first as the nutrition specialist at the University of Akron in 2018. He was promoted to director in the spring of 2016 after serving as the head coach of football strength and conditioning for two seasons.
The youngest head strength coach in Division I football, Gildersleeve earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Mount Union in 2012. The Dean’s List student was a four-year letterwinner at tight end for the Purple Raiders, helping Mount Union to four Ohio Athletic Conference championships and the 2008 national championship.
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Gildersleeve earned a master’s degree in sport science and coaching principles from Akron in 2014. He worked as a graduate assistant with the Zips until he was named the assistant director of football strength and conditioning in January 2014. Gildersleeve was promoted to head coach of football strength and conditioning in May 2014.
Gildersleeve, 28 (born April 9, 1990), married former Akron long jumper and runner Ana Martin-Sacristan in July 2018. A six-time Academic All-MAC selection, Martin-Sacristan earned her bachelor’s degree in education (middle level social studies and science) from UA in 2017. She will complete her master’s degree at UA in sport science in December 2018.
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