More than just muscles, new Skyline Weight Trainer Jeremy Harshaw is here to change the way athletic programs perform both on and off-season.
Harshaw joined Skyline’s athletic staff as the new strength coach in 2024. In a short amount of time, he’s already left an impact on many individuals and sports programs in the community.
“Honestly, I never imagined I’d be back at a high school working with younger athletes,” said Harshaw. “But once I stepped through the doors at Skyline, everything felt right. I wanted to be part of building something special here.”
Originally, the idea of being a strength coach was never in the picture for Harshaw, as he dreamed of being a zoologist when he was younger. That dream later changed when his sports career began, and he developed a greater interest in the topic of athletics.
“[I was] always fascinated with animals and all the different abilities they had, but once I started playing sports in High School, my focus shifted,” said Harshaw. “I had a few injuries that forced me to spend time away from competing, and that’s when I really started learning about the human body, how to recover, rebuild, and get back into playing shape.”
With lots of experience under his belt, having started his own serious training in 2012 and being a former football player at Eastern Michigan University, many Skyline athletes have great confidence in the workouts he assigns.
“I feel very confident in him,” said Skyline Crew member Malcolm Jemison-Blais (‘26). “I know he was a football player at a high level…and I trust the skills and athleticism that we can gain from someone who has that kind of experience.”
Harshaw brings with him a new style of coaching as he focuses on both the physical and mental aspects of training. He ensures each athlete knows how to do the workout circuit, provides accommodations to each skill level, and ensures a judgment-free zone in the weight room, creating friendships with students along the way. His guidance has left athletes feeling better about themselves and has made them want to continue to come to scheduled lifts.
“I love him. He makes [lifts] so much fun and gets everyone going,” said Skyline Women’s Lacrosse & Hockey player Molly Greenberg (‘26). “He’s made me so much stronger and makes me happy to actually go to weightlifting.”
Looking to the future, Harshaw plans to continue growing as a coach and to develop athletes at all levels into their very best selves. With already having such a big impact on teams and making close connections with athletes from many different sports, he hopes to continue having those opportunities and to leave his mark on Skyline athletics.
“I want to inspire the athletes I work with right now,” says Harshaw. “I want them to see how far consistency, effort, and discipline can take them, not just in sports, but in life.”
