Washington State University Athletics

Tyson Brown begins his second season as the Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cougars after serving the previous four seasons as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. Brown served a brief stint as the director of strength and conditioning at Elon College prior to being named to his current position.

While at WSU, Brown has been involved with all facets of the football strength program, which has led to 37 wins over the past four seasons. Return to play and injury modifications, data tracking, nutrition and rehabilitation are all components of his time in Pullman.

Prior to WSU, Brown spent one year as associate director of strength and conditioning at the University of South Florida. At USF, Brown was the lead assistant strength and conditioning coach for the football program and the director of strength and conditioning for the volleyball program. Prior to South Florida, Brown spent two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Washington. In 2008, he was an intern strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater University of Sioux Falls, later worked a graduate assistant athletic performance coach at the Baylor University in 2009 and then as a strength coach intern for the NFL’s Houston Texans during the 2010 season.

A native of Bothell, Wash., Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Sioux Falls where he was a two-year letterwinner, helping Sioux Falls to NAIA national championships in 2006 and 2008 and a runner-up finish in 2007. He earned his master’s degree in exercise science at California University of Pennsylvania. Brown has been certified by CSCS and USAW.

Brown and his wife, Kinzie have one son, Brody and two daughters, Bella and Briar.