Stephen Register enters his first year as the Director of Men's/Women's Cross Country and Track & Field.
Register joins VWU from Concordia University where he was the Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach. He was also a recruiting consultant for Rome City Institute and the Owner/Strength & Conditioning Coach for Register Fitness, a training program for clients of all ages and abilities to assist in reaching their potential.
Register began his coaching career as a volunteer and adjunct professor at his alma mater of Belmont from 2012-2014. He then became an associate head coach at Cumberland University in 2015 where he helped build a new track and field program with 46 student-athletes in the inaugural season. He then found his way to Muhlenberg College in 2021 as an assistant track and field coach for sprints and hurdles.
Register earned his B.A. in Religion from Belmont University and Master of Divinity at Yale. Before his collegiate journey, he was a Personal Administrative Sergeant of the Tennessee Army National Guard where he was granted 16 honors and awards and was honorably discharged in 2009.
CERTIFICATIONS:
- USATF Level 2 Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Completed: July 2024
- USATF Level 2 Sports Science, Completed: June 2023
- USATF Basic Principles of Endurance Training, Completed: December 2022
- USATF Energy and Performance, Completed: November 2022
- USATF Science of Long Jumping, Completed: November 2022
- USATF Basic Science of Sprinting, Completed: August 2021
- USATF Reactive Strength: Fast SSC Part 1 & 2, Completed: August 2021
- USATF Sport Specific Strength & Power, Completed: July 2021
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) Certification, NSCA, Renewed: Jan 2021, Lifeguard with CPR AED for Professional Rescuers & First Aid, Completed: Feb 2020, Mental Health First Aid USA Certification, Completed: Oct 2019
- USATF Level 1 Track & Field Coach Certification, Completed: 2016; Recertified 2020
PERSONAL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
Yale University, Yale Graduate Rugby Wing
August 2008 – May 2010
Belmont University Track & Field Sprints
Jan 2005 - May 2008
10-year record holder, 400m
Atlantic Sun All-Academic award each year
Champion, Indoor Conference, 400m and 4X400m
Multiple Silver and Bronze medals
