Getting to Know the Performance Athletics Staff

The Performance Athletics staff at Grand Canyon is here to help student-athletes achieve maximum success on the playing fields and courts. To reach their highest level, the Lopes have access to a staff of 10 professionals, including six fulltime members with nearly a half century of experience. Each team is attended to by a performance specialist with specific goals in mind, both during the season and in the offseason, to create a peak fitness plan.

Among the staff members who work directly with the teams are:

Chuck Howard, Director of Performance Athletics
Phone: (602) 639-6655
Email: chuck.howard@gcu.edu

Chuck Howard has trained thousands of athletes and adults in the area of strength and conditioning for more than 25 years since graduating from Indiana in 1986 with an exercise science/recreation degree. ... Read more

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Steven Moorman, Lead Performance Specialist
Email: steven.moorman@gcu.edu

Steven Moorman is in his fifth season with the GCU strength and conditioning staff in 2015-16. Currently, Moorman oversees women's basketball, track and field and cross country while also leading corporate fitness classes at GCU. ... Read more

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Gabe Bourland, Performance Specialist
Email: gabe.bourland@gcu.edu

Gabe Bourland enters his second year at GCU serving the baseball, and men's and women's golf programs in 2015-16. Prior to joining the Performance Athletics staff, Bourland served as the assistant coordinator of sports science and performance for the Seattle Mariners professional baseball organization. ... Read more

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Ben Paneccasio, Performance Specialist
Email: ben.paneccasio@gcu.edu

Ben Paneccasio is in his fourth year as part of the Grand Canyon strength and conditioning staff in 2015-16. He works directly with the men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf, and cheer squads. ... Read more

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Derek Rosinski, Performance Specialist
Email: derek.rosinski@gcu.edu

Derek Rosinski began working at GCU in 2014 as a performance coach, directing the men's basketball and wrestling teams. Before joining the staff, Rosinki was part of the strength and conditioning staff at Arkansas State, working primarily with baseball, women's soccer and bowling, and assisting with football. ... Read more

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Udeme Udofia, Performance Specialist
Email: udeme.udofia@gcu.edu

Udeme Udofia has worked in the Performance Athletics Department since its inception in 2011. Over that time, he has worked with every team on campus and has helped run the bootcamps that take place for faculty, students and staff during the lunch hour. ... Read more

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Robert Brannick, Graduate Assistant
Email: robbie.brannick@gcu.edu

Robert Brannick is in his second year as a graduate assistant in Performance Athletics in 2015-16. Brannick currently works with the men's and women's swimming and diving teams and men's and women's track and field squads, along with the club rugby team. ... Read more

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Eddie Dimas, Graduate Assistant
Email: eddie.dimas@gcu.edu

Eddie Dimas is in his first year as a graduate assistant and second year overall with the performance athletics department in 2015-16. He began working with the staff in 2014 as a student assistant. ... Read more

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Joey Harty, Graduate Assistant
Email: joey.harty@gcu.edu

Seth Thomas, Graduate Assistant
Email: seth.thomas@gcu.edu

Seth Thomas began his association in performance athletics as a student in 2012, and was named a graduate assistant with the Lopes' strength and conditioning department in 2015. ... Read more

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