Aug. 12, 2004

Stony Brook, N.Y. - David VanDyke, former Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at La Salle University, has been named Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning at Stony Brook University, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Paul Schlickmann announced. VanDyke will take over the head strength and conditioning coaching duties for each of Stony Brook's 20 intercollegiate athletic teams. While overseeing the 2,500 square foot weight facility, he will develop and implement programs to optimize power and strength, as well as flexibility, speed and agility, for all Seawolves student-athletes. "We are thrilled to have David join the Stony Brook family," said Schlickmann. "We are confident that his experience, knowledge and enthusiasm will have an immediate impact on our student-athletes and benefit their overall performance for years to come." A member of the La Salle athletic department since 2001, VanDyke worked with head coaches and student-athletes to tailor strength and conditioning programs for 12 Division I intercollegiate sports, including football, baseball, softball, field hockey, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball and lacrosse. He developed both in-season and off-season strength and conditioning regimens for each sport, implementing plyometric, speed, agility and stability training methods while also formulating nutritional guidelines for all student-athletes. "I'm extremely excited to join a staff that is so enthusiastic about winning and competing at the highest level," said VanDyke. "I am confident that I will be able to help the athletic department grow at the conference level, as well as nationally, by incorporating every technique possible to give Stony Brook student-athletes every opportunity to succeed." In addition to his duties at La Salle, VanDyke has assisted with the Philadelphia Eagles off-season strength and conditioning program since 2003. Prior to La Salle, VanDyke served as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant at Penn State University from 1998-2001. At Penn State, he worked with the varsity football and boxing teams to develop their in-season and off-season strength training programs, cultivating strategies with each team to augment the abilities of the student athletes. VanDyke began his career as a strength and conditioning intern at Texas A&M University in the summer of 1998, assisting with strength and conditioning programs for football, tennis, women's basketball and women's soccer. A 1998 graduate from Penn State University, VanDyke earned his bachelor of science degree while also playing football on a full scholarship for the Nittany Lions. He went on to receive his master of science degree in kinesiology from Penn State in 2001.