Sara Kettelkamp

Coach Sara Kettelkamp was the Assistant Women's Cross Country and Track coach for 7 years, having helped coach multiple athletes to school records, NCAA Championship appearances, All-American, All-Region and All-RMAC performances, top-five all-time program marks, and lifetime bests. She plans to continue her passion of coaching and mentoring runners toward personal and athletic goals and can’t think of a better place to do this than in Colorado.

Sara’s passion for running began in high school and continued throughout college where she pursued a degree in Sports Conditioning and Training at UCCS while competing for the cross-country and track team. Looking to expand her knowledge outside of her degree she became a certified personal trainer as well as a certified strength and conditioning coach. It was then that Sara volunteered as an assistant coach for the Palmer High School Cross Country and Track & Field team. This experience helped lock in her passion for coaching. Before graduating, Sara was offered a position as a graduate assistant coach with the UCCS team while she pursued a master’s degree in Health Promotion. While pursuing her master’s degree Sara spent most of her time researching functional movement and how to incorporate that into a running program. This research has led to a published article and began a shift in the team’s strength training routines, which now has since focused on identifying and improving the weaknesses of each athlete in order to improve overall strength. She has continued working in the field of strength and conditioning within the collegiate, tactical, and private sectors.