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The 2011 season will by Cary Ossiff’s first as a member of the Defiance College track and field coaching staff. Ossiff graduated from Wayne State University in May 2010, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science while working part-time as a strength and conditioning intern for the University of Toledo football team.

Prior to joining the Yellow Jackets, Ossiff was employed as an assistant coach for the Marygrove College track and field and cross country programs. Ossiff designed and implemented event-specific strength and conditioning programs at Marygrove, working primarily with hurdlers and throwers, while also assisting in the program’s athlete recruitment efforts.

Ossiff also spent four years as the head track and field coach, and nine years total, at Annapolis High School in Dearborn Heights, Mich., where he developed the program’s strength and conditioning program and saw 12 of his athletes break school records. The former Wayne State Warrior also served as an assistant coach for Salem High School from 2009 through 2010, and guided his athletes to state finalist appearances in hurdles and shot put.

Ossiff will focus primarily on hurdle and throwing events during his time at Defiance, and spend the remainder of his time pursuing a master’s degree in education with a concentration in coaching.