Reggie Overton enters his first year as IUP's head strength and conditioning coach. His hiring was announced September 17, 2020.
Overton comes to IUP from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he spent the last year-and-a-half as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in the athletic department.
While with the Seahawks, Overton oversaw strength and conditioning programs for several programs, including women's basketball, softball, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's and women's swimming and diving.
Overton has over six years of experience in collegiate athletics, all at the Division I level. Prior to his work at UNC Wilmington, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for football at the University of Buffalo for the 2018 season. Overton was also the assistant for the University of Cincinnati football program and spent time at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, University of Kentucky, University of Montana and Robert Morris University.
A native of Western Pennsylvania, Overton is a 2007 graduate of Pine-Richland High School. He played football collegiately at Lehigh University in 2007 and 2008 before transferring to the University of Mount Union for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Overton is a 2012 graduate of Mount Union with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. He earned his master's in sport management from the University of Florida in May 2019.
Updated September 17, 2020
