Kendrick O’Mary, Associate Athletics Director/Director of Student Athlete High Performance, joined the William & Mary staff in January, 2021.
Reporting directly the Director of Medical Services/Chief Med Officer, O’Mary directs a comprehensive program designed to develop student-athletes to compete and win at the Division I level. He is responsible for areas involving nutrition, strength and conditioning, evaluating performance, and designing sport-specific training for all 23 of the university’s varsity programs.
O’Mary came to W&M from Howard University, where he was Director of Strength and Conditioning for three and a half years. With the Bison, he oversaw 19 men’s and women’s teams with focus on strength and conditioning for football, volleyball, track & field, and women’s soccer.
In O’Mary’s first two years at Howard, current W&M head football coach Mike London led HU’s program.
From October 2013 through June 2017, O’Mary was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy. Before that, he spent more than four years at Eastern Kentucky as an intern (May 2009- May 2010), a graduate assistant (August 2010-May 2012), and Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach (July 2012-September 2013).
O’Mary, who grew up in Goshen, Kentucky, also served as an intern at Louisville for four months in 2011.
O’Mary is a 2010 graduate of Eastern Kentucky, where he majored in athletic training. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration at EKU in 2012.
His certifications include the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, Precision Nutrition, and the American Red Cross.
