Women's Volleyball
- Title:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance
- Email:
- rlemieux@kent.edu
- Phone:
- 330-672-1430
Bob Lemieux is entering his 25th season at Kent State University. He works directly with the Volleyball and Women’s Basketball programs and oversees sports nutrition. In his tenure, he has served as an assistant strength coach, working with every Golden Flashes athletic program and as head strength coach in which he served as interim coach for football twice while overseeing all Olympic sport programs and has played a role in winning 50 MAC Championships over the past 24 seasons. He has been the Director of Strength and Conditioning for over 15 years overseeing the staff that provides the year-round training for all varsity athletic programs. In 2016, Lemieux was promoted to be the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance, overseeing the comprehensive program that supports the competitive needs of Kent State University student-athletes.
In 2014, Lemieux was named Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa), the highest honor given in the profession. The title must meet a number of requirements including CSCCa certification and a minimum of 12 years of experience as a full-time strength and conditioning coach on the collegiate and/or professional level. He is an approved mentor through the CSCCa which teaches and mentors young strength coaches and prepares them for national certification and a future career.
Lemieux received his undergraduate degree from Kent State University in exercise science, his Master’s in Sport and Recreation management has additional postgraduate coursework in nutrition. He is certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) and has held certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting (USAW) and the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) as a Golf Fitness Instructor.
Prior to Kent State, Lemieux served as the head strength and conditioning coach and assistant varsity ice hockey coach and at Gilmour Academy in Mayfield Village, Ohio (2000-2001) and as the director of health and fitness for the YMCA of Greater Cleveland (1998-2000).
Remaining active in his industry, Lemieux has co-authored multiple publications in peer reviewed strength training and nutrition journals and has spoken at local and regional clinics and conferences on strength training, program development and nutrition. He is also on the scientific advisory board for the Center for Applied Health Sciences.
He is married to former Kent State women's basketball player Alison Drews ('99) and live in Twinsburg, Ohio with their two sons, Bobby and Ryan.
