Michelle Pifer is the Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning at Rutgers University, where she works directly with Field Hockey and Women’s Rowing. She joined Rutgers in 2021 and was promoted to Associate Director in 2023.
Michelle brings eight years of collegiate strength and conditioning experience, with an emphasis on athlete performance, long-term development, and sport science integration. At Rutgers, she utilizes technologies including Catapult GPS, WHOOP, Hawkin Dynamics force plates, EliteForm VBT, and Whistle Performance to help guide training and athlete monitoring.
Prior to Rutgers, Michelle coached at the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College, working across a wide range of collegiate sports. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Exercise Science from Bloomsburg University and holds the CSCS and RSCC*D credentials through the NSCA.
Michelle has also presented at the 2025 CSCCa National Conference and 2026 NSCA National Conference, sharing her applied approach to strength and conditioning and sport science.
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