Nate Adams Brings National Championship Pedigree to Redhawks Sports Performance
1/27/2026 8:26:00 AM | Football
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Nate Adams was hired as Southeast Missouri's Director of Sports Performance Tuesday.
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Adams comes to SEMO after working two years as an athletic performance coach with the Indiana football program which won its first-ever national title on Jan. 19, 2026, completing a historic 16-0 season.Â
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Prior to Indiana, Adams spent three seasons with the football program at James Madison (2021-23). The Dukes transitioned from the Football Championship Subdivision level to FBS play after his first season and earned the program's first FBS bowl berth in 2023.
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JMU was 31-7 overall during that span with a pair of Sun Belt East Division titles and an appearance in the FCS Playoff semifinal in 2021. He worked with 17 First-Team All-Conference selections and seven All-America picks during his time in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Along with the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for the student-athletes, Adams also implemented the internship program within JMU's department.
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Before JMU, Adams worked at The Citadel (2020) following a seasonal position with the New York Football Giants (2020) for the organization's training camp.
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Adams spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Wagner College (2018-20) leading the strength & conditioning efforts for seven programs. He spearheaded the organization and operation for the women's basketball, track & field (throwers), men's and women's tennis and men's and women's golf teams, while assisting with football.
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After his time as a student-athlete at Eastern Michigan (2013-15) and Gannon University (2016), Adams was an assistant football coach for one season at Gannon in 2017. He then completed a spring internship with the University of Colorado football program in 2018. Adams worked with Rugby United New York in the spring of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Adams earned his bachelor's degree in sport and exercise science from Gannon University in 2017. He completed a master's degree in business administration from Wagner College in 2021.
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Adams' professional certificates include National Strength and Conditioning Association – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association – Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified, Precision Nutrition Level One, Functional Range Systems – Mobility Specialist, Functional Range Release SPINE (non-therapist), CPR/AED.
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Adams comes to SEMO after working two years as an athletic performance coach with the Indiana football program which won its first-ever national title on Jan. 19, 2026, completing a historic 16-0 season.Â
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Prior to Indiana, Adams spent three seasons with the football program at James Madison (2021-23). The Dukes transitioned from the Football Championship Subdivision level to FBS play after his first season and earned the program's first FBS bowl berth in 2023.
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JMU was 31-7 overall during that span with a pair of Sun Belt East Division titles and an appearance in the FCS Playoff semifinal in 2021. He worked with 17 First-Team All-Conference selections and seven All-America picks during his time in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Along with the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for the student-athletes, Adams also implemented the internship program within JMU's department.
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Before JMU, Adams worked at The Citadel (2020) following a seasonal position with the New York Football Giants (2020) for the organization's training camp.
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Adams spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Wagner College (2018-20) leading the strength & conditioning efforts for seven programs. He spearheaded the organization and operation for the women's basketball, track & field (throwers), men's and women's tennis and men's and women's golf teams, while assisting with football.
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After his time as a student-athlete at Eastern Michigan (2013-15) and Gannon University (2016), Adams was an assistant football coach for one season at Gannon in 2017. He then completed a spring internship with the University of Colorado football program in 2018. Adams worked with Rugby United New York in the spring of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Adams earned his bachelor's degree in sport and exercise science from Gannon University in 2017. He completed a master's degree in business administration from Wagner College in 2021.
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Adams' professional certificates include National Strength and Conditioning Association – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association – Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified, Precision Nutrition Level One, Functional Range Systems – Mobility Specialist, Functional Range Release SPINE (non-therapist), CPR/AED.
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