Danny Kistler Jr. begins his second season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Cougars after spending the 2017 season as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Memphis.
Prior to Memphis, Kistler Jr. spent the spring semester at the University of Louisiana, Monroe in a similar capacity after spending a season at California as a strength and conditioning intern, working with the football, baseball and women’s crew programs.
Kistler Jr. played in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, where he was a member of the team’s practice squad.
A three-year starter at Montana, Kistler capped his senior season by being named to the Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation, AFCA FCS Coaches and Sports Network All-America teams. He was a two-time All-Big Sky Conference first-team pick and was selected to play in the 2014 East-West Shrine Game.
He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and USA Weightlifting (USAW Level 1), and is also CPR/AED certified by the American Red Cross.
