University of North Dakota Athletics

Nate Baukol is entering his 17th season as North Dakota’s director of strength and conditioning and 21st overall at UND in 2023. In May of 2015, he was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the CSCCa, which is the highest honor in his profession.

He oversees a full-time staff of three assistant coaches and the year-round training of UND’s 17 sports. He works directly with the football and women’s basketball programs that have both made the full transition from Division II to Division I during his tenure.

During his career, Baukol has worked directly with numerous All-Americans in a variety of sports and a pair of national champion divers at the Division II level. Several of Baukol’s student-athletes have also gone on to enjoy successful professional careers in basketball and football.

Baukol served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at UND from 2002 to 2005 before taking a similar position at the University of Wyoming in May 2006.

A native of Moorhead, Minn., Baukol graduated from Minnesota State Moorhead in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. He received his master's degree in kinesiology from UND in 2004.

Baukol is a certified strength coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a certified Level I Olympic lifting club coach and is certified in Functional Movement Screen (FMS).

Baukol's family includes his wife (Jennifer), daughters (Emma and Molly) and son (Gunnar).