Wake Forest Athletics
Collin Post Joins Track & Field Staff
8/13/2018 2:06:00 PM | Track and Field
Post will coach throws events at Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest director of track & field and cross country John Hayes announced Monday (Aug. 13) the addition of Collin Post to the track & field coaching staff as the throws coach.
"Our staff and athletes are very excited to get Collin in here," said Hayes. "He brings great experience and has worked with some tremendous, well-respected coaches throughout his career. Collin is a great addition to our staff. I am confident that he will raise the level of our very important throws group."
Post joins the Demon Deacons from Colorado State University, where he had assisted since August 2016. With the Rams, Post coached shot put, hammer throw, discus, javelin and indoor weight while aiding in recruitment, designing workouts and mentoring high school athletes through Colorado State sponsored throwing technique camps.
Prior to Colorado State, Post was the assistant track & field coach at Mesa Community College from May 2007-August 2016. While at Mesa, Post coached 38 All-Americans, including four national champions, six runners-up and 59 top-nine finishers.
Along with coaching the throws events, Post was responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs, assisting the head coach with budgeting, marketing and fundraising and hosting large track meets. He also served as the strength and conditioning coach for men's basketball and women's softball programs.
Outside of athletics, Post was an adjunct faculty member for the department of exercise science at Mesa. He taught courses including Strength Fitness: Principles and Techniques, Exercise Program Design and Instruction and Theory and Methods of Coaching Track and Field. In November 2007, Post took on responsibility as a student services specialist where he counseled students regarding admission requirements, eligibility status, financial aid and more. Post also served as a site supervisor at Mesa as well as an interim sports information director.
Athletically, Post has experience on a large stage. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 USATF Olympic Trials as well as at USATF Nationals, earning 11th in the hammer throw in 2013 and 15th in 2011. His mark of 69.64m at the 2013 USATF state meet was an Arizona state record.
Post earned a Bachelor of Science in biology with human emphasis from Boise State University in 2005. While there, he was a two-time NCAA Regional Competitor. He then went on to earn a Master of Science in Exercise Science Sports Performance and Injury Prevention at California University of Pennsylvania in December 2009.
Prior to his time at Boise State, he was an eight-time NJCAA All-American at Mesa Community College from 2000-2002.
Post is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also a certified performance enhancement specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a speed and explosions specialist through the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE).
"I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity that Coach Hayes and the Wake Forest Athletics Administration has bestowed upon me," said Post. "I look forward to working with student-athletes who are driven both in the classroom and in competition. I am committed to constructing an event group that can not only compete in the ACC, but on the national level as well."
"Our staff and athletes are very excited to get Collin in here," said Hayes. "He brings great experience and has worked with some tremendous, well-respected coaches throughout his career. Collin is a great addition to our staff. I am confident that he will raise the level of our very important throws group."
Post joins the Demon Deacons from Colorado State University, where he had assisted since August 2016. With the Rams, Post coached shot put, hammer throw, discus, javelin and indoor weight while aiding in recruitment, designing workouts and mentoring high school athletes through Colorado State sponsored throwing technique camps.
Prior to Colorado State, Post was the assistant track & field coach at Mesa Community College from May 2007-August 2016. While at Mesa, Post coached 38 All-Americans, including four national champions, six runners-up and 59 top-nine finishers.
Along with coaching the throws events, Post was responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs, assisting the head coach with budgeting, marketing and fundraising and hosting large track meets. He also served as the strength and conditioning coach for men's basketball and women's softball programs.
Outside of athletics, Post was an adjunct faculty member for the department of exercise science at Mesa. He taught courses including Strength Fitness: Principles and Techniques, Exercise Program Design and Instruction and Theory and Methods of Coaching Track and Field. In November 2007, Post took on responsibility as a student services specialist where he counseled students regarding admission requirements, eligibility status, financial aid and more. Post also served as a site supervisor at Mesa as well as an interim sports information director.
Athletically, Post has experience on a large stage. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 USATF Olympic Trials as well as at USATF Nationals, earning 11th in the hammer throw in 2013 and 15th in 2011. His mark of 69.64m at the 2013 USATF state meet was an Arizona state record.
Post earned a Bachelor of Science in biology with human emphasis from Boise State University in 2005. While there, he was a two-time NCAA Regional Competitor. He then went on to earn a Master of Science in Exercise Science Sports Performance and Injury Prevention at California University of Pennsylvania in December 2009.
Prior to his time at Boise State, he was an eight-time NJCAA All-American at Mesa Community College from 2000-2002.
Post is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also a certified performance enhancement specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a speed and explosions specialist through the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE).
"I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity that Coach Hayes and the Wake Forest Athletics Administration has bestowed upon me," said Post. "I look forward to working with student-athletes who are driven both in the classroom and in competition. I am committed to constructing an event group that can not only compete in the ACC, but on the national level as well."
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