Sport Performance Staff
Trinity Health
Official Sports Performance Provider for GVSU Athletics
Meet the Sport Performance Coaches
Purpose Statement
Create and lead a safe, engaging, and purposeful training environment and experience that will provide opportunity for our student athletes to achieve success.
Dylan Fitchett
DIRECTOR OF SPORT PERFORMANCE
Office Address: B164 Fieldhouse
Phone: (616) 331-3463
Email: [email protected]
B.S., Michigan State University
M.S., Michigan State University
Dylan joined GVSU Athletics in 2020 as a Strength & Conditioning coach and was promoted to Director of Sports Performance in 2023 . He is responsible for the strength & conditioning programs for women's basketball, men's & women's wrestling, and soccer. Prior to GVSU, he spent 6 years (2015-21) as an Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at Central Michigan University, primarily working with the baseball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, and cross-country programs. He also served as the Internship Coordinator during his tenure. Prior to his position at Central Michigan, Dylan spent two years (2013-15) as a Graduate Assistant at Michigan State University. With the Spartans, he was responsible for the Strength & Conditioning programs for men’s soccer & field hockey, while assisting with the women’s basketball program.
Dylan holds the Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC)
certification through the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning
Coaches association (CSCCa). He is also FRC & FRA Certified.
He and his wife, Nicole, have one daughter, Harlow, and a son, Grayson.
Landin Mitchell MS, CSCS
SPORT PERFORMANCE COACH
Email: [email protected]
B.S., Wayne State University
M.S., Wayne State University
Landin joined GVSU Athletics in 2024 as a Strength & Conditioning coach. He is responsible for the strength & conditioning programs for football and men's and women's golf. Prior to GVSU, he spent 8 months (2024) at Impact Sports Performance, a private sports performance facility, primarily working with high school and collegiate athletes. Prior to his time at Impact, he spent two years (2022-2023) as a graduate assistant at Wayne State University. With the Warriors, he was responsible for the strength & conditioning for men's and women's golf, men's & women's fencing, track & field throwers, while assisting with football.
Landin holds the Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Landin is married to his wife Breanna.
Chris Gillies MS, CSCS, TPI-L3, USAW
SPORT PERFORMANCE COACH
Email: [email protected]
B.S., Carson Newman University
M.S., University Tennessee Martin
Chris joined Grand Valley State University Athletics in 2025 as a Sports Performance Coach. He previously served as the Director of Sports Performance for Olympic Sports at the University of Tennessee at Martin for 13 years, where he continues to contribute as an instructor in the Master of Sport Coaching and Performance program. Prior to his work at UTM, Chris spent five years at Morristown East High School in East Tennessee, serving as both the head baseball coach and strength and conditioning coordinator.
In addition to his coaching experience, Chris has presented at numerous local, state, and regional clinics and camps. His professional credentials include certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), USAW Level 1, TPI Level 3 Power, TPI Level 2 Fitness, RPR Level 1, and American Red Cross CPR.
Chris is married to the former Leslie Marcouiller.
Hannah Klingerman, BS CSCS, SCCC
SPORT PERFORMANCE COACH
Email: [email protected]
B.S., Grand Valley State University
Hannah joined GVSU Athletics in 2025 as a Strength & Conditioning Coach. She is responsible for the strength and conditioning programs for women's lacrosse and swim & dive. Prior to GVSU, she spent 1 year (2024-25) at Penn State University as the Sports Performance Coach for men's and women's rugby programs. She also served as an assistant for ice hockey, field hockey, men's volleyball, women's lacrosse, and tennis programs. Hannah began her career with three years at Victory Sports & Fitness, a private sector facility in State College, PA, working primarily with youth, high school, and collegiate athletes.
Hannah holds both the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) certification through the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa).
Her and her fiancé, Ben, have a Bernese Mountain Dog, Rue.
Joe Tegtmeier BS, CSCS
SPORT PERFORMANCE COACH
Email: [email protected]
B.S., University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Joe joined GVSU Athletics in the summer of 2025 after interning at GV as an undergrad in the winter of 2025. He is responsible for the strength & conditioning program for Men's and Womens Tennis. Along with being one of two strength coaches for the football team. Prior to GVSU, throughout his undergrad, Joe worked at various high-schools and private facilities throughout Illinois and Wisconsin as an assistant coach and assistant strength coach.
Joe holds the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).