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Since being appointed Mansfield University's first full-time head strength & conditioning coach in the Fall of 2015, Ernest Ruch '13 has transformed the Decker Gymnasium weight room into one of the best facilities in the PSAC.
 
Last year, Ruch doubled the size of the facility with the addition of an attached room complete with new flooring and a 25 x 5 yard indoor turf area for all-season training. The new area also features a pull-up bar station complete with TRX suspension trainers, speed and agility equipment (two drive sleds, parachutes, weighted vests, and bands for sprint resistance), and core and plyometric training equipment (medicine balls, stability balls, sand bags, tractor tires, bosu balls, bands, mini bands, hurdles, kettle bells and battle ropes).
 
The existing weight room area has seen the addition of four squat racks, two new functional trainers (cable machine), new weight plates, and new Olympic, power and trap/deadlift bars.

The facility has also seen an upgrade in appearance with new signage featuring former Mansfield student-athletes adorning the walls.