Track and Field
Collin Post
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (Throws)
- Email:
- postc@wfu.edu
- Phone:
- 336-758-3872
On July 1, 2022, Colin Post was promoted to the position of associate head coach, after serving as the throws coach for the Wake Forest track & field program since Aug. 13, 2018.
Since joining the Demon Deacons in 2018, Post has helped set five new school records in throwing events, while also helping to set 48 top-10 all-time performances in school history. Among other accomplishments, Post has coached 17 NCAA regional qualifiers and 15 All-ACC honorees. The Gilbert, Ariz., native also coached former Demon Deacon, Dani Konopelski to All-American honors in 2019.
Post arrived at Wake Forest from Colorado State, 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).
Post and his wife Janin welcomed their daughter, Johnna, in Sept. 2022.
Since joining the Demon Deacons in 2018, Post has helped set five new school records in throwing events, while also helping to set 48 top-10 all-time performances in school history. Among other accomplishments, Post has coached 17 NCAA regional qualifiers and 15 All-ACC honorees. The Gilbert, Ariz., native also coached former Demon Deacon, Dani Konopelski to All-American honors in 2019.
Post arrived at Wake Forest from Colorado State, 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).
Post and his wife Janin welcomed their daughter, Johnna, in Sept. 2022.
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