Years at BYU

Entering 11th year

Years Overall

Entering 27th year

Of Note

Omer came to BYU after spending eight seasons at Georgia Tech as the Director of Player Development, responsible for overseeing the strength and conditioning program for Tech’s 16-sport athletics program. Omer is responsible for implementing and directing team weight training and conditioning programs for each of the University’s 21 intercollegiate sports. In 1997, Omer was honored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as the Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Omer joined the Yellow Jacket staff in January of 1993 after three years as the strength and conditioning coach at Washington State in Pullman, Wash. He previously served as Director of Strength and Conditioning at East Carolina University from 1987-90. Omer also worked as an assistant strength coach at Tulane University from 1985-87 and as a graduate assistant at Auburn University from 1984-85. From 1976-84, Omer was the head football coach and athletic director for the Duchesne School District in Roosevelt, Utah for Union High School.

Playing Career

An all-conference offensive lineman for Snow College (1969)

Education

Auburn (1985, Master's degree in education with an emphasis in exercise physiology and strength training); Southern Utah (1972); Orem HS (1967).

Hometown

Orem, Utah

Personal/Family

Married to the former Vicki Reynolds and has two daughters, Nissa and Keely, and two sons, Joe and Travis.