Laura Buttermore

A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Laura (Pilakowski) Buttermore began working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Nebraska volleyball, softball, women's gymnastics and rifle programs in 2004.  

 

Before obtaining certification for her current position, Buttermore was a two-time AVCA All-American volleyball player at Nebraska and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.  As a student-athlete, she excelled in the weight room, where she was a two-time Husker Power Volleyball Lifter of the Year and the 2001 Husker Power Female Athlete of the Year. A three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, she shared conference player-of-the-year honors as a senior in 2002 and was the 2002-03 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship winner.

 

Buttermore is a native of Columbus, Neb., and graduated with highest distinction from Nebraska in December 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She married Matt Buttermore in May of 2009.