Greg Scanlan
 Greg Scanlan
Position:
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Greg Scanlan at a glance...

  • Joined the Colorado State athletic department, to oversee all of the strength and conditioning of CSU student-athletes in the Rams' now 16 varsity programs, prior to the 2002-03 academic year.
  • Was an all-conference selection as a team captain at Wyoming, where he played from 1990-93 and won the Cowboys' strength and conditioning Athlete of the Year.
  • Will move his staff and operations into the Rams' spectacular $7 million academic and training center in time for the 2009 football season.
  • Also has served as a United States Weightlifting Federation Club coach, and is a member of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, American College of Sports Medicine, and National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Career Background

Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached
1993-94 University of Wyoming Student Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
1994-95 University of Illinois Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
1995-97 University of Illinois Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
1998 University of Illinois Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
1999-02 Oregon State University Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
2002- Colorado State University Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

For student-athletes at Colorado State University seeking to compete athletically at the highest level nationally, prescribed and supervised strength and conditioning is vital to attaining that goal.

Greg Scanlan is in his eighth year as the school's strength and conditioning coach, and oversees a staff charged with working with Colorado State's nearly 400 student-athletes on a daily basis.

A former standout college football player and award-winning scholar-athlete, Scanlan works diligently on a daily basis with CSU's student-athletes on improving strength and conditioning.

He and his staff coordinate and conduct workouts for each of the program's 16 sport teams. They are actively involved throughout each workout to assist student-athletes in maximizing effort and results. In addition, Scanlan and his staff oversee stretching and flexibility exercise to prevent or rehabilitate inijuries. They also conduct cardiovascular conditioning sessions with student-athletes as part of the overall physical development.

Scanlan and the staff develop sport-specific training regimens for each of CSU's sport programs. In the near future, the site of CSU's strength and conditioning will have a new state-of-the-art facility, part of $20 million facilities initiative announced last year. The new facilities further underscore CSU's university-wide commitment to providing an environment for all student-athletes to succeed at the highest level possible.

As a player at Wyoming (1990-93) Scanlan was a team captain, strength and conditioning Athlete of the Year, and honorable mention all-conference in 1993.

As a coach, he has served as a United States Weightlifting Federation Club coach. He also is a member of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, American College of Sports Medicine, and National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Born July 7, 1970, in Billings, Mont., he and his wife, Susan, and their two children, Bailey and Rebecca, make their home in Fort Collins. He has a bachelor's degree from Wyoming (`94).

 
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