Thomas Gesser
Assistant Sports Performance Coach
Sport Responsibilities: Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field, Squash
Home Town: Camarillo, CA
Currently Resides: San Jose, CA
Birthday: October 28
Professional Education:
- California State University Stanislaus – BA Kinesiology
- California State University Northridge – MS Kinesiology – Biomechanics
Past Experience and Accomplishments
- Sep 2018 – Present – Assistant Sports Performance Coach; Stanford University
- Jan 2018 – Aug 2018 – Intern Assistant Sports Performance Coach; Stanford University
- Aug 2016 – June 2017 – Teaching Assistant, Biomechanics/Strength Training; California State University Northridge
- Jan 2017 – May 2017 – Assistant Track and Field Coach; Moorpark College
Biography
After being on the Farm for 9 months, the 2018 Season will be Gesser’s first year as a full-time Sports Performance Coach responsible for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field as well as Squash. Arriving to Stanford in January 2018 as a Volunteer Intern, Gesser worked with Cross Country/Track and Field, Football, Field Hockey, and Lacrosse.
Before arriving to the Farm, Gesser was a Teaching Assistant at California State University Northridge where he taught Biomechanics and Strength Training courses while earning his Master’s degree from the University and serving as an Assistant Track and Field Coach at Moorpark College. Thomas earned his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from California State University Stanislaus where he was also an All-American and CCAA Champion in the Hammer Throw.
Coach Gesser is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists with the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as a Certified Sports Performance Coach with USA Weightlifting.
Athletics Headlines
- Trojan WarStanford welcomes USC to Santa Cruz for a Thursday afternoon bout on FS1.
- Kipp, McClure Named Preseason All-Pac-12Senior Meghan McClure and sophomore Kendall Kipp have been selected to the 14-player Preseason All-Pac-12 Team, the conference announced today.
- Bounce Back OpportunityComing off its first loss of the season, No. 5 Stanford has another chance at a statement win, facing No. 6 UCLA on Friday.
- #StanfordNFL Divisional Round: The Bills Are AliveTrent Murphy and Harrison Phillips helped bolster a Buffalo defense that held Baltimore out of the end zone for the first time this season as the Bills advanced to the AFC Championship Game.
- Pac-12 Schedule AnnouncementThe Pac-12 Conference has released the 2021 women's gymnastics schedule, which reflects a single-round robin format of seven conference dual meets per institution.
