Zach Mendoza, director of Olympic sports, joined the ACU strength and conditioning staff in June 2022 as assistant director.
 
He previously served assistant director of strength and conditioning at Saginaw Valley State from 2020-22, director of strength and conditioning for the Saginaw Spirit Hickey Club from 2018-22, graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at SVSU from 2018-20 and as an intern at SVSU from 2017-18.
 
He holds a 2018 bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a 2022 master’s degree in business administration from Saginaw Valley.
 
Mendoza is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and certified by the American Heart Association in both first aid and CPR/AED.