Sam Meinhard enters his first season as a member of the CMS football coaching staff in 2025, where he will work with the team's defensive line.
Meinhard most recently served as the defensive line coach at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon for two seasons. He was responsible for the overall performance and development of four positions, and helped bring in six defensive linemen recruits in the 2024 class.
Prior to his position at Lewis & Clark, Meinhard served as a strength and conditioning intern at Georgia Tech from January-May of 2023.
Meinhard has some familiarity with the SCIAC, beginning his collegiate playing career at Occidental from 2018-20. He then transferred to Lewis & Clark, where he was selected to an eight-player leadership committee by the head coach and was voted a team captain by his teammates.
Meinhard graduated from Lewis & Clark in 2022 with a degree in economics, earning Dean's List accolades.
