Men's Soccer
- Title:
- Senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
MSOC, WSOC
- Phone:
- 630-936-6512
Brenna MacDonald joined the University of Pittsburgh strength and conditioning staff in February of 2022 as a Senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. MacDonald oversees all aspects of strength and conditioning for men and women’s soccer and serves as the internship coordinator for Olympic sports strength and conditioning. In her time at Pitt she has helped men’s soccer to a Final Four and Sweet Sixteen appearance and has aided the women’s soccer team to program first Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight appearances.
Prior to Pitt, MacDonald spent six years at the University of Kentucky while she transitioned from intern to graduate assistant to assistant strength and conditioning coach. While at Kentucky, she worked directly with men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and men and women’s swimming. During her time at Kentucky she helped the Women’s Swim and Dive team win the 2020 SEC Championship, as well as men’s soccer with multiple CUSA championships and NCAA tournament runs. As a graduate assistant she was responsible for men’s soccer, men and womens golf, men’s tennis, and men’s cheer. Prior to her time at Kentucky, MacDonald interned at the University of Iowa.
MacDonald earned her master’s degree in Exercise physiology from the University of Kentucky, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh. She holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach’s Association (SCCC), Functional Range Conditioning (FRC), Functional Range Internal Strength Model (FRS) and American Red Cross (First Aid/CPR/AED).
Beyond the Bio
Favorite sports moment at Pitt?
It is a tie between Men’s soccer beating the undefeated Kentucky soccer team (which I had previously worked with the year before) to advance to the 2022 Elite 8 and Women’s soccer beating Arkansas at Arkansas to advance to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen.
What’s your favorite aspect of working in Pitt’s athletic department?
I love how everyone here has such a growth mindset and desire to be the best. It’s impossible to be complacent here because everyone around you is pushing to raise the limit and work to be the best.
Favorite Quote?
“Circumstances don’t change standards"
