Gord Farnell joined the Miami Athletics staff as Assistant Director of Human Performance – Goggin Ice Center in August 2025. Farnell came to Oxford after four years as the head strength and conditioning coach for the AHL's Calgary Wranglers.
During his time in Calgary (2021-2025), Farnell designed and executed strength and conditioning programs for the Wranglers' team, tailoring training programs to individual athletes. He also facilitated fitness assessments, collected and analyzed sport science data, collaborated with athletic training staff and coordinated nutrition before and after games.
Farnell was previously a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alberta from 2015 to 2021. He also served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Premier Strength Sport Performance during several summers. Farnell completed internships with the University of Denver (2019), the Edmonton Oilers (2018-19), Boston University (2018) and the University of Alberta (2015-16)
Farnell is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and a Certified Professional Sport Scientist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Additionally, he is a Certified Sports Nutritionist according to the International Society of Sports Nutrition and has been certified in levels 1-3 of the Jordan Strength Certification System. He holds two degrees from the University of Alberta (where served for four years as a lab assistant and two years as a teaching assistant): a Bachelor's of Kinseiology in Sports Performance (2015) and a Master's of Coaching in Strength and Conditioning (2020).
