Sarah Northart, more fondly known as Coach Sarah to many of us, has been working on strength and conditioning for many Pomona-Pitzer athletic teams this year (both men's and women's water polo, men's and women's swim and dive, pre-season for the baseball team, and women's track and field). However, Sarah is currently only contracted by each individual team rather than being hired as a full-time strength and conditioning coach for Pomona-Pitzer, making it difficult for her to stay with the Sagehens if a full-time strength and conditioning coach position with a different program were to come up. 

Ask anyone who has worked with Sarah -- her work with us athletes has been irreplaceable. Almost anyone will tell you that their season has been made better because of their strength work with Sarah. Not only does Sarah really know her stuff and craft challenging yet fun workouts that make us stronger and better athletes, her genuine care for each individual athlete is evident in her interactions with the teams. Despite working with so many athletes, she knows everyone by name, and on top of that, keeps track of each individual's injury history and tailors workouts to their specific needs. Furthermore, she has been instrumental in fostering a positive and encouraging team culture -- with her ability to push us in a positive way, she creates a culture of growth and achievement and develops stronger and more confident athletes.

Pomona-Pitzer is the first athletic team program Sarah has worked with, and her heart belongs to the Sagehens. We would love to make sure Sarah stays with our programs for many years to come. As a strength and conditioning coach hired by Pomona-Pitzer athletics, she would be able to work with all athletic teams (even in the pre-season, something she currently can't do under NCAA rules because when contracted, she is considered an assistant coach). Plus, hiring Sarah as a full-time strength and conditioning coach would make Pomona-Pitzer one of the two athletic programs in SCIAC to hire a female head strength coach! Regardless of if your team has worked with Sarah or not this past year, please take this opportunity to express your support for Sarah and help make Pomona-Pitzer a stronger program as a whole. Chirp chirp!