Wilson Named Director Of CU Football Strength & Conditioning
January 05, 2016 | Football
BOULDER — Drew Wilson, a veteran with over a decade of experience working with Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs in strength and conditioning, has been named the University of Colorado's director of football strength and conditioning, head football coach Mike MacIntyre announced Tuesday.
Wilson, 37, joins the CU staff effective immediately from the University of Maryland, where he spent the last five years as the Terrapins' director of strength and conditioning, overseeing all aspects of training and development of the football team, which was coached by Randy Edsall. That also included working with the training staff in the design of both prehabilitation and rehabilitation programs for the student-athletes in injury prevention and healing.
During his time there, Maryland transitioned from the Atlantic Coast Conference into the Big Ten, and he was credited with improving the Terps interior lines on both sides of the ball. He was also the liaison for the program to the National Football League.
“This is a great opportunity and I am excited to be here,” Wilson said. “The facilities are top notch and they really speak to the commitment the university has made to the program. I appreciate (athletic director) Rick George and Coach Mac hiring me and affording me the chance to lead young men from a strength and conditioning perspective.”
"Drew Wilson is a dynamic strength coach that brings a lot to the table for us which we're excited about,” MacIntyre said. “Of course his expertise in the strength and conditioning area is huge, but his relationships with players is also very big. He will have an excellent impact on our young men and the camaraderie that he will build on our team. Plus, having our new strength facility at his disposal will also be big. I'm excited about everything Drew brings to the table with his experience and personal relationships."
He has attained several certifications with the respected national organizations in his profession. Wilson is a registered strength and conditioning coach (RSCC) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association; a strength and conditioning coach certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association; he is certified as a Level 1 coach by the United States Weightlifting Association; and is also certified in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS).
Prior to his time at Maryland, he had been at the University of Connecticut for five years (2006-10) with Edsall, working primarily with the Huskies' football program as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. UConn was invited to a bowl each of his last four seasons there. He also worked one year with the women's lacrosse team.
He has a little familiarity with the Buffaloes, as he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Kansas from January 2005 to May 2006 when both schools were members of the Big 12 Conference. Prior to his stint at KU, he spent five months at Florida State University assisting with football, baseball and the track and field programs.
A 2000 graduate of King's College, earning his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Sociology, he lettered in football. He was a preseason All-American and earned first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Conference honors at inside linebacker as a senior in 1999, when he was a team co-captain. He was on the Dean's List for five semesters at King's, which is located in Wilkes Barre, Pa.
He earned his master's degree in Exercise & Applied Science, with emphasis in Strength and Conditioning, from Springfield (Mass.) College in 2004. He had his first experience coaching while at Springfield, serving as an intern for the 2001-02 academic year. He was then named a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at the school, a position he would hold until he received his master's. During that time, he also fulfilled two summer internships, at Maryland (2003) and at Auburn University (2004).
A native of Yardley, Pa., he is married to the former Marguerite Widdoes and the couple have a daughter, Makaela, and two sons, Andrew Jr., and Isaac.