Nolan Harvath joined the Mountaineer football strength and conditioning staff in spring 2022 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
He initially joined the Mountaineer strength and conditioning staff in December 2020, working with the baseball and golf programs.
He came to WVU after a three-year stint as the director of strength and conditioning at Glenville State from 2018-20. He also was assistant athletic director at GSC from 2019-20.
With the Pioneers, Harvath was responsible for all strength and conditioning activities within the athletic department, including program design and implementation. Additionally, he oversaw all strength, speed, power and ability testing, as well as budgeting and fundraising activities related to strength and conditioning.
Prior to his time in Glenville, Harvath was a strength and conditioning intern at WVU, working primarily with the football team. He assisted during team lifts and runs and was responsible for setting up and breaking down all team strength and conditioning activities.
Harvath also served as a consultant for the University of Charleston baseball team from 2016-20, designing all strength and conditioning programs for the team. He also tracked, monitored and assessed all data obtained from each macrocycle.
In the prep ranks, Harvath also spent time as a strength and conditioning coach at East Fairmont High (2016-17) and Morgantown High (2013-15).
A native of Fairmont, West Virginia, Harvath graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in exercise science before earning his master’s in coaching and sport education from WVU.
