Daniel Wentzel

Daniel Wentzel enters his third season as the Mountaineers' head strength and conditioning coach.

Previously an Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at Colorado School of Mines beginning in 2017 where he spent most of his time working with the football and wrestling programs
Professional Certifications through the NSCA, Precision Nutrition, USA Weightlifting, and CrossFit
Collegiately, a team captain and all-conference linebacker at Tennessee Tech University where he graduated with a civil engineering degree
Started his career in the private sector as a project manager for several construction companies
Eventually started his own construction consulting business as he transitioned into his real passion in the strength and conditioning profession