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Lauren Collier

Lauren Collier

Director, S/C, Olympic Sports
Lauren Collier joined the Hokies in January of 2024 and serves as director, strength and conditioning Olympic sports.
 
Most recently at Mississippi State, Collier has experience training and developing athletes who have competed in a variety of sports including volleyball, softball, women’s basketball, and track & field.
 
While at State, Lauren worked with the softball and track & field programs. She developed and implemented year-round training regimens utilizing a holistic approach centered around each individual student-athlete’s athletic performance needs. She worked with current Virginia Tech softball assistant coach Josh Johnson at Mississippi State.
 
Collier has also worked at the University of South Alabama, East Carolina and the University of Florida.
 
Collier, MS, CSCS, USAW owns a degree in science in health and exercise sciences from Furman University as well as a Master’s of science in applied physiology & kinesiology from the University of Florida.
 
A collegiate athlete herself, Collier was an All-Southern Conference utility player and also earned accolades as a pitcher for the Paladins.