Rusty Ruffcorn serves as a strength coach for Husker student-athletes. He has worked with the women's swimming and diving program since 2011 and started training the softball team in the summer of 2019.
Ruffcorn helped train a 2022 Husker softball team that won the Big Ten Championship before advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska's offense set school records for the most home runs (76) and best slugging percentage (.523) in school history.
He has also helped the swimming and diving program to five top-40 NCAA team finishes since 2015-16, including a 26th-place finish in 2020-21. He has helped three Husker swimmers and three NU divers combine to capture 14 individual All-America awards, including 2021 Big Ten Champions Autumn Haebig and Abigail Knapton.
Ruffcorn served as the Nebraska’s women's basketball strength coach from 2006 to 2016. During his time as NU's women's basketball strength coach, Ruffcorn helped the Huskers to the most successful stretch in school history with seven NCAA Tournament bids (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), including NCAA Sweet 16 bids in 2010 and 2013. The Big Red also won the the 2010 Big 12 title and the 2014 Big Ten Conference Tournament crown.
He also served as the men's basketball strength coach at NU from 2006 to 2011. Ruffcorn began his association with Nebraska as a volunteer intern in 2004. He moved into a full-time intern role in 2005 and worked with the baseball and football squads before taking over for the basketball teams. While working with the Husker baseball team, Nebraska won a Big 12 title and a game in the College World Series.
A native of Omaha, Ruffcorn was a student assistant strength coach at Nebraska-Omaha before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2004. During his time at UNO, Ruffcorn served as the primary strength coach for the Maverick football and softball teams. The football team won a pair of conference titles, including an undefeated season, while the softball team added two league titles and a national championship during Ruffcorn's time with the Mavs.
With a significant background in strength training, power lifting and Olympic weightlifting, Ruffcorn has earned USAW Level I club coach certification and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (C.S.C.S.).
Rusty is blessed to have two daughters, Bella Grace and Brooklyn Reese.
Ruffcorn helped train a 2022 Husker softball team that won the Big Ten Championship before advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska's offense set school records for the most home runs (76) and best slugging percentage (.523) in school history.
He has also helped the swimming and diving program to five top-40 NCAA team finishes since 2015-16, including a 26th-place finish in 2020-21. He has helped three Husker swimmers and three NU divers combine to capture 14 individual All-America awards, including 2021 Big Ten Champions Autumn Haebig and Abigail Knapton.
Ruffcorn served as the Nebraska’s women's basketball strength coach from 2006 to 2016. During his time as NU's women's basketball strength coach, Ruffcorn helped the Huskers to the most successful stretch in school history with seven NCAA Tournament bids (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), including NCAA Sweet 16 bids in 2010 and 2013. The Big Red also won the the 2010 Big 12 title and the 2014 Big Ten Conference Tournament crown.
He also served as the men's basketball strength coach at NU from 2006 to 2011. Ruffcorn began his association with Nebraska as a volunteer intern in 2004. He moved into a full-time intern role in 2005 and worked with the baseball and football squads before taking over for the basketball teams. While working with the Husker baseball team, Nebraska won a Big 12 title and a game in the College World Series.
A native of Omaha, Ruffcorn was a student assistant strength coach at Nebraska-Omaha before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2004. During his time at UNO, Ruffcorn served as the primary strength coach for the Maverick football and softball teams. The football team won a pair of conference titles, including an undefeated season, while the softball team added two league titles and a national championship during Ruffcorn's time with the Mavs.
With a significant background in strength training, power lifting and Olympic weightlifting, Ruffcorn has earned USAW Level I club coach certification and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (C.S.C.S.).
Rusty is blessed to have two daughters, Bella Grace and Brooklyn Reese.