Chad Pearson
	Position: Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Alma Mater: Buena Vista (Iowa) Graduated: 2006

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Chad Pearson was named assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Gopher football program in December, 2010. Pearson came to Minnesota after two years as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Northern Illinois University.

In his two years at NIU, Pearson worked primarily with women's basketball, football, baseball and softball.

His previous experience includes work as a graduate assistant at Southern Illinois University and also at NIU while finishing up his master's degree in kinesiology.He earned his master's degree from Southern Illinois in 2009.

Chad is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA and also a member of USAW as a USAW Sports Performance Coach. He is also an international level Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor.

A 2006 graduate of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, Chad was a two sport athlete while playing tailback for the Beaver football team and a sprinter on the track team. He earned all-conference honors on both the gridiron and the track.

The native of Polk City, Iowa is a graduate of North Polk High School in Alleman, Iowa.

Chad married his wife, Rachel, in May 2012.