How UHP is Growing its Program for Veterans Fifteen-Fold with BridgeAthletic
UHP currently hosts 40 to 60 students on campus per month and estimates it can grow to 1,000 students per month by 2030 thanks in large part to the ease of scalability provided by BridgeAthletic. In less than three months, UHP has been able to supplement its in-person courses with pre- and post-course educational touch points that better prepare students leading up to their time on campus and help them stay connected with UHP instructors and alumni afterwards.
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Replacing Spreadsheets
Discover how UHP replaced manual spreadsheets, built individualized training programs faster, and freed up time for coaching and connection.
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Scaling Smartly
See how BridgeAthletic’s scalable platform enables UHP to grow from 60 to 1,000 students per month by 2030 without sacrificing program quality.
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Creating Continuity for Athletes
Learn how UHP extended learning beyond its 19-day in-person course with pre-course prep and post-course engagement through BridgeAthletic.
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Constant Innovation & Collaboration
Explore how BridgeAthletic collaborates with UHP to continuously evolve its tools, empowering coaches and students to reach new performance heights.
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Hunter Schurrer
VP of Performance, University of Health & Performance
Hunter Schurrer is the Vice President of Performance at the University of Health and Performance, where he leads an interdisciplinary team focused on developing better humans through movement, leadership, and purpose. With over 20 years of coaching experience spanning collegiate athletics and special operations, Hunter’s career has been built from the SOF truth that “humans are more important than hardware.”
For over a decade, he served as a human performance specialist with 1st Special Forces Group, helping shape the foundation of the Army’s Special Forces performance program. Before that, he coached at the University of Wyoming and the University of Virginia, where he also earned his master’s in exercise physiology.
A former collegiate national champion and All-American, Hunter brings intensity, humility, and a mission-driven mindset to everything he does. He’s passionate about helping others live with strength, resilience, and intention, both in and out of the gym.
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University of Health & Performance
Empowering veterans to thrive in their new mission
Founded by Army veteran Matt Hesse, University of Health & Performance (UHP) equips veterans with the tools to thrive after service through tuition-free education in health, fitness, and entrepreneurship. Based on an 800-acre campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, UHP’s immersive 19-day residential programs combine classroom instruction, physical training, and real-world business guidance inside a 17,000 sq. ft. performance facility.
When VP of Performance Hunter Schurrer and his team relied on spreadsheets to build and update training plans, the manual process limited time for coaching and connection. After partnering with BridgeAthletic, UHP transformed its workflow in just three months. Coaches can now create personalized programs in minutes, engage with students before and after training, and scale individualized instruction across 60+ veterans per cohort—empowering more service members to build strength, confidence, and purpose in civilian life.