2025 Award Winners

2025 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH OF THE YEAR

Kevin Neeld is the Director of Performance for the Boston Bruins, where he oversees the team’s performance training program and sports science initiatives. Prior to Boston, Neeld spent two years as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks and five years assisting the U.S. Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team. He also spent seven years as the Director of a private sports performance facility in New Jersey, where he worked with pro, college, junior, and elite-level youth hockey players. Neeld serves on the Executive Council of the...

2025 COLLEGE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH OF THE YEAR

Scott Caulfield oversees, develops, and manages the individual and group strength and conditioning programs for over 600 student-athletes participating in Norwich University's 22 NCAA Division III varsity athletic programs. As a native Vermonter and US Navy Veteran, he has honed his expertise through "under the bar" lifting and coaching throughout his various roles, including his tenure at the NSCA world headquarters in Colorado Springs from 2011 – 2019. Before joining the NSCA, Coach Caulfield was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Dartmouth College from 2008 – 2011, working with football, men's ...

2025 ASSISTANT COLLEGE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH OF THE YEAR

Lilly Bernardi is in her fourth year as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. She has had stops at Fordham University (2021 – 2022) and Hofstra University (2022 – 2024) and is in her first year as an Assistant Director of Sports Performance at The University of North Carolina (2024 – present). She has worked with ten different sports throughout her career. In her current role, she is responsible for all aspects of programming for softball, gymnastics, and women’s tennis. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Science from ...