Bryan Jackson joins the Hokies after serving in a similar role at William & Mary in 2021. With the Tribe, Jackson designed and implemented the athletics performance programs for football and multiple other sports. In addition, Jackson oversaw the biomechanical testing of athletes, as well as the collection and analysis of GPS tracking data.
He previously worked as a sports performance coaching assistant at Duke where he assisted in the implementation of sports performance programs for lacrosse, track and field, baseball, softball, rowing, swimming and dive, fencing and wrestling. He also served as the director of strength and conditioning at West Virginia State where he oversaw the strength and conditioning programs for all sports.
A U.S. Army veteran, Jackson saw combat duty in Iraq and served as a parachutist and scout with the 82nd Airborne Division. He began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning coach at Sacramento State Aquatic Center before working as a sports performance intern at Old Dominion under Galt in 2019. He completed his bachelor's degree in exercise science from California State - Sacramento and received his master's degree in applied physiology and kinesiology from the University of Florida.
