Kerry Rosenboom

Bio

Kerry "Chief" Rosenboom began at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2022, first leading the Strength & Conditioning programming for the Post Graduate Basketball Team that Coach Kyle Lindsted was coaching, and then taking over both the H.S. Elite and Post Graduate programming beginning in 2023.

Chief, a Wichita native, joined the Wichita State staff in September 1987, as the interim Strength & Conditioning Coach and was elevated to the lead position in December 1987.

Rosenboom is among the most-accomplished mentors in his profession. He’s one of approximately 15 coaches nationwide who are registered as both a “Master Strength and Conditioning Coach” and “Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach Emeritus” (the top titles offered by the strength and conditioning world’s two-most well-known organizations, the CSCCa and NSCA).

Rosenboom regularly receives requests to share his knowledge around the country. Rosenboom also spoke at the NSCA National Convention in 1993.

Over the years, Rosenboom has been offered head strength and conditioning coach positions by several MLB and NBA organizations, but remained true to the Shockers and Sunrise Christian Academy. Still, he’s made an impact at the highest levels. He has trained over 100 players that have made it to the Major Leagues. He’s also trained numerous professional basketball players, including current NBA and former Wichita State Shockers players Ron Baker, Austin Reaves, and Fred VanVleet.

As the Strength & Conditioning coach at Wichita State Rosenboom trained the 1989 National Championship baseball team, as well as the 2011 NIT Championship basketball team. The Shocker basketball team continued their success with trips to the 2013 Final Four and the 2015 Sweet 16. The 2014 squad ran the table in the regular season, becoming the first team in 23 years to enter the NCAA Tournament with an unbeaten record.

Rosenboom is a two-time winner of the now discontinued Missouri Valley Conference Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award.

Rosenboom earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Fitness Management and Business Administration at Kansas Newman College, while lettering four years in baseball. He was named to the All-District 10 honorable mention team as a relief pitcher is 1987. He finished his career at Kansas Newman ranked in the top 10 in numerous career and single season record categories.

He and his wife, Jean, have three children, Kayla, Tyler and Katie, as well as three grandchildren Brycen, Addison, and Tate.