Abby Sherard

Sherard joined the women’s basketball coaching staff as a strength and conditioning coach ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Sherard joined the program after serving an assistant coach for sports performance at Arizona State women’s basketball in 2024-25. She also spent three seasons at Wisconsin where she served as the strength and conditioning coach for women’s basketball as well as a variety of other programs.

In 2016, Sherard earned her master’s degree from New Haven in management of sports industries. During that time, she served as a graduate assistant strength coach. She is a 2014 graduate of Winona State where she earned her degree in exercise science with a minor in coaching and psychology. Sherard was a five-year member and two-time captain of the WSU basketball program. She also interned at the Winona State strength and conditioning program for two years.

Sherard is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Precision Nutrition.