James Prendergast is in his 13th year on the strength and conditioning staff and his fifth as head strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra University in 2020-21. He previously served as associate head strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra from 2014-17.
Prendergast has worked with the men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, baseball, volleyball and wrestling teams during his tenure at Hofstra. He currently works with the Pride men's lacrosse, men's basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams.
In his day-to-day work with the Pride teams, Prendergast administers drills for speed, agility and flexibility in addition to instructing the student-athletes on proper technique and form during weight training.
A NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach as well as a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Prendergast is also certified by USA Weightlifting and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Associations. He also holds American Red Cross CPR and AED certification.
A 2009 graduate of Hofstra, Prendergast was an exercise specialist major and minored in community health and psychology. He also holds a master's degree with distinction in sports science from Hofstra in 2015. Prendergast and his wife, Christina, reside in Northport, New York with their two children.
