Colorado University Athletics
Staff Directory
Trisha Yen
- Title:
- Assistant Sports Dietitian
- Email:
- Phone:
- 720-665-2113
Trisha Yen is an assistant sports dietitian with the University of Colorado athletic department.
In her role, Yen develops and implements personalized nutrition strategies designed to optimize athletic performance, support recovery, and help prevent injury. She works collaboratively with sports medicine and performance staff to integrate individualized care to each student-athlete.
Prior to Colorado, Yen served as a sports nutrition fellow at Mississippi State University, where she oversaw nutrition support for both men’s and women’s basketball programs. She also completed her dietetic internship within Duke University Athletics.
Yen is a member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitian Association.
A native of Chicago, Ill., Yen earned both of her degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her bachelor’s degree in food science and human nutrition in 2021 and her master’s degree in nutritional sciences in 2023.
In her role, Yen develops and implements personalized nutrition strategies designed to optimize athletic performance, support recovery, and help prevent injury. She works collaboratively with sports medicine and performance staff to integrate individualized care to each student-athlete.
Prior to Colorado, Yen served as a sports nutrition fellow at Mississippi State University, where she oversaw nutrition support for both men’s and women’s basketball programs. She also completed her dietetic internship within Duke University Athletics.
Yen is a member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitian Association.
A native of Chicago, Ill., Yen earned both of her degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her bachelor’s degree in food science and human nutrition in 2021 and her master’s degree in nutritional sciences in 2023.
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