Dr. Allison Randall Named Women's Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dr. Allison Randall has joined the UT Arlington women's basketball staff as the program's strength and conditioning coach.
Dr. Randall comes to UTA after spending the previous five seasons as Vanderbilt women's basketball's head strength and conditioning coach.
Dr. Randall coordinated all aspects of the program's implementation of strength and conditioning and sports science protocols. She also served as a liaison between the coaching staff, sports medicine, sports nutrition, and the academic counseling staffs.
"We are so excited to add Dr. Allison Randall to our Lady Maverick family. Dr. Randall and I had a chance to work together at Vanderbilt University and immediately I saw the improvements the team made on the floor while competing at a high level in the SEC," said Head Women's Basketball Coach Shereka Wright. "Dr. Randall brings extensive experience along with knowledge and passion that will helps us to compete for a WAC championship!"
In 2019, Dr. Randall, Coach Wright and newcomer Koi Love all crossed paths while at Vanderbilt.
Prior to West End, Dr. Randall was the associate director of strength and conditioning for Olympic sports at Virginia Tech. Dr. Randall served at Virginia Tech as an intern, graduate assistant and full-time employee from 2012-19.
In 2018, Dr. Randall earned her Ph.D. in instruction design and technology with an emphasis on psychomotor skill instruction for athletic performance in novice learners while at Virginia Tech. She also earned her master's from Pittsburgh State in 2013 in health, human performance and recreation, and an undergraduate degree in physical education from Morgan State in 2011.
Dr. Randall has been certified in several areas of strength and conditioning, including SCCC (Strength and Conditioning Certified) through the CSCCA (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association); CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association); USAW Level-1 Sports Performance (United States of America Weightlifting); FMS-1 (Functional Movement Screen) and First Aid/CPR/AED (American Red Cross Association); and is a certified nutrition coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Randall competed multiple times in the discus throw for Jamaica on the international stage, including the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games (gold medalist), 2012 London Olympics, 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Games (bronze medalist). She also represented Morgan State at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland.
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