Rochester native Jonathan Williams, a standout in football, basketball and track at Irondequoit High School, has expanded his role in the Nazareth athletic department as the strength and conditioning coach. Williams also is in his third season as an assistant coach on the men's basketball staff.
Williams is a 2005 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a degree in psychology and All-America honors as a tight end in football. He had more than 140 career pass receptions and had a stint in 2006 with the National Football League's St. Louis Rams.
At Irondequoit, Williams was an all-state football player in 2000 and an All-Greater Rochester selection in both football and basketball. As a basketball player, he scored more than 1,000 career points and was Monroe County League Player of the Year. He also competed in the Empire State Games.
Williams' experience includes assistant coaching stints in football at Irondequoit High School and Hamilton College and track and field at Irondequoit. In his first season at Nazareth, he helped guide the Golden Flyers to the Empire 8 Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Williams' ability to understand the movement of the body and his focus on flexibility, stability and balance makes him an asset in the field of strength and conditioning. He spends much of his summer visiting performance clinics and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
He is the founder and head strength and conditioning coach of Dynasty Performance & Camps. The acronym stands for Developing Your Natural Abilities to attain Success Through the Years.
Williams works as a Youth Advocate for the Hillside Work Scholarship Program. He resides in Rochester and married Kari Arnet last May.
