ALFRED, NY – Cullen Marrella has been named the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Alfred University.
 
"Cullen's past coaching responsibilities have prepared him well to serve in this leadership role," Associate Vice President for Student Experience, Athletics & Recreation, Deb Steward said. "This position is crucial for the success of all of our teams and is the conduit to our student-athletes getting fitter, faster and stronger."
 
Marrella comes to AU from Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he was the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, leading the baseball, track & field, softball and cross country teams as the primary coach while also assisting with the football, swimming & diving, field hockey, women's lacrosse and women's soccer teams. He oversaw fitness levels and strength progress for the football program and led the communication of the internship curriculum including weekly meetings with strength & conditioning interns.
 
"We are excited to welcome Cullen to AU. This was a great fit for both of us as we work through this transition in our strength program," Head Athletic Trainer/Athletics Title IX Deputy Coordinator/NCAA Athletics Healthcare Administrator Ronald Demchak said. "During the interview process, Cullen proved to be an energetic and passionate person who can really make a difference for our student-athletes and help lead a great staff of assistant strength coaches. I can't wait to see the difference he makes with our student-athletes the rest of this semester."
 
Prior to IUP, Marrella worked as an intern for the University of Minnesota Duluth strength & conditioning program. While there, he oversaw the development and implementation of strength & conditioning programs for baseball and track & field (specifically the jumpers, sprinters and multis) and assisted with football, volleyball, men's basketball, and individual student-athlete workouts.
 
In 2022, Marrella  served as the sports performance intern at University of Wyoming-Laramie where he coached the football team and individual student-athletes to improve their strength, agility and conditioning levels. His first internship within strength & conditioning was during the fall semester in 2019 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, running team workouts aside the head strength & conditioning coach and assisting in developing and implementing programs.