Mentor - Coach Josh Ison, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Coach Josh Ison is in his second season as the Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers and Head Strength Coach. In the 2011 season, Ison served in the capacity Special Teams Coordinator, Defensive Line and Head Strength Coach.
Coach Ison came to Tiffin University from the University of Michigan where he worked as Special Teams Quality Control and Tight End Coach (2009), Defensive Backs Coach (2010) after working as an Assistant Strength Coach during the 2008 season. While at Michigan Ison mentored Second Team All-American, Finalist for the Ray Guy Award and 5th round draft pick by the New England Patriots, Zoltan Mesko. He also spent one year working as a graduate assistant in Health Works Rehabilitation & Fitness Center at West Virginia University (2006-07) working with strength and conditioning.
Ison also spent five seasons as the Linebackers Coach at Fairmont State University (2003-07), where he coached three All American Linebackers Ed Smith (2003), Matt Vance (2005) and Vince Black (2007) and six All Northeast Region players and the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year in the WVIAC. In his time at Fairmont State the defense was at the top of nearly every statistical category in the league at some point during his tenure, including 2004 when the defense was the best in the league and 20th in the country in total defense. Fairmont State also led the league once again in total defense in 2007 where they rated 15th in the country.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities at Fairmont State University, Ison was the Head Strength Coach for the football team for two seasons and became the Fairmont State Athletic Department's Director of Strength and Conditioning for his final three seasons.
Ison was a standout linebacker for Fairmont State and was a team captain during the 2002 season, and was part of the 2000 Falcons team that won the West Virginia Conference championship. Ison was a four year letterman at Fairmont State University at Middle Linebacker; (2002) received Don Hansen's Football Gazette All American Team award. He attended tryout camp with Cincinnati Bengals as a Linebacker (2003), and then went on to play in the Arena Leagues with the Colorado Crush as a Fullback/Linebacker (2004) and the Manchester Wolves Linebacker/Fullback (2004). Ison also holds certifications from the USA Weightlifting Level I Sports and the American Red Cross.
He is a 1999 graduate of Waverly High School in Waverly Ohio where he was an All State Linebacker. Ison earned a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Fairmont State (2004) and a Master's Degree in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia University (2007).
Coach Ison came to Tiffin University from the University of Michigan where he worked as Special Teams Quality Control and Tight End Coach (2009), Defensive Backs Coach (2010) after working as an Assistant Strength Coach during the 2008 season. While at Michigan Ison mentored Second Team All-American, Finalist for the Ray Guy Award and 5th round draft pick by the New England Patriots, Zoltan Mesko. He also spent one year working as a graduate assistant in Health Works Rehabilitation & Fitness Center at West Virginia University (2006-07) working with strength and conditioning.
Ison also spent five seasons as the Linebackers Coach at Fairmont State University (2003-07), where he coached three All American Linebackers Ed Smith (2003), Matt Vance (2005) and Vince Black (2007) and six All Northeast Region players and the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year in the WVIAC. In his time at Fairmont State the defense was at the top of nearly every statistical category in the league at some point during his tenure, including 2004 when the defense was the best in the league and 20th in the country in total defense. Fairmont State also led the league once again in total defense in 2007 where they rated 15th in the country.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities at Fairmont State University, Ison was the Head Strength Coach for the football team for two seasons and became the Fairmont State Athletic Department's Director of Strength and Conditioning for his final three seasons.
Ison was a standout linebacker for Fairmont State and was a team captain during the 2002 season, and was part of the 2000 Falcons team that won the West Virginia Conference championship. Ison was a four year letterman at Fairmont State University at Middle Linebacker; (2002) received Don Hansen's Football Gazette All American Team award. He attended tryout camp with Cincinnati Bengals as a Linebacker (2003), and then went on to play in the Arena Leagues with the Colorado Crush as a Fullback/Linebacker (2004) and the Manchester Wolves Linebacker/Fullback (2004). Ison also holds certifications from the USA Weightlifting Level I Sports and the American Red Cross.
He is a 1999 graduate of Waverly High School in Waverly Ohio where he was an All State Linebacker. Ison earned a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Fairmont State (2004) and a Master's Degree in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia University (2007).
Mentorship Location - Tiffin University
Tiffin University is located in Tiffin, Ohio.
TU is a private university that offers Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degrees.
Tiffin University Athletics complete in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
TU has 10 men's sports and 10 women's sports.
TU is a private university that offers Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degrees.
Tiffin University Athletics complete in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
TU has 10 men's sports and 10 women's sports.