COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
DWIGHT GALT
THE GALT FILE
➤ COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • In his third year with the Nittany Lions, Dwight Galt was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director, Performance Enhancement in March 2015. • He oversees the performance enhancement regimen for all of Penn State’s 31 varsity programs and works directly with the football program. • With more than 31 years of strength and conditioning experience at the collegiate level, Galt worked with James Franklin at Maryland for eight years, before joining him at Vanderbilt from 2011-13, and played a significant role in the Commodores winning nine games in consecutive seasons for the first time. • Galt’s program designs and administers dynamic and diverse strength and power training, speed enhancement, flexibility, conditioning, and agility training programs to maximize each athlete’s athleticism. • To bridge the gap between preparation and competition, Galt and his staff also focus on sport specificity, nutrition, and injury prevention to aggressively prepare each athlete for competition. • He has helped train more than 30 former student-athletes who are active in the National Football League. • Galt-trained athletes have consistently impressed NFL scouts, including tight end Vernon Davis and receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. • Galt worked with a pair of Maryland’s ACC Championship football teams and also served as the conditioning coach for the Terps’ men’s basketball program. • From 1993-2011, Galt was responsible for the strength and conditioning for the student-athletes in all 27 Maryland sports. • Galt is a prestigious Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC), certified with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. • One of his twin sons, Dwight Galt IV, is in his fifth year at Penn State as a Performance Enhancement coach with the football program. His other twin son, Tommy, is in his second year as a graduate assistant football coach with the Nittany Lions.
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Assistant Athletics Director, Performance Enhancement (2015-) • Director of Performance Enhancement (2014)
VANDERBILT (2011-13)
• Director of Performance Enhancement
MARYLAND (1989-2011)
• Director of Strength & Conditioning (1993-2011) • Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (1989-93)
HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (1996) • Assistant Coach
NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL (1995) • Assistant Coach
GALT BY THE NUMBERS
31 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 28 Years at a Power Five Program 31 Number of Varsity Sports Galt Oversees 2 Sons in the Penn State Program 30+ Active NFL Players Coached
PERSONAL Years at Penn State: Third Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Education:
University of Maryland B.S. in Business Mangement, 1981 M.S. in Exercise Physiology, 1989
Family: Wife: Janice Daughters: Angie, Teri; Sons: Dwight IV, Tommy
➤ PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Vernon Davis (Maryland) - Washington Redskins; 2006 NFL Draft sixth overall pick; Super Bowl 50 Champion; Consensus All-American • Shawne Merriman (Maryland) - NFL (2005-12); 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year; Three-time All-Pro; 2005 NFL Draft first round pick; All-ACC selection • E.J. Henderson (Maryland) - Minnesota Vikings (2003-11); 2003 NFL Draft second round pick; Two-time ACC Defensive POY; Two-time Consensus All-American • Torrey Smith (Maryalnd) - San Francisco 49ers; 2011 NFL Draft second round pick; Super Bowl XLVII Champion; Two-time All-ACC selection • D’Qwell Jackson (Maryland) - Indianapolis Colts; 2014 NFL Pro Bowl; 2006 NFL Draft second round pick • Darrius Heyward Bey (Maryland) - Pittsburgh Steelers; 2009 NFL Draft seventh overall pick; All-ACC selection • Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt) - Philadelphia Eagles; 2014 NFL Draft second round pick; Two-time All-American • Casey Heyward (Vanderbilt) - San Diego Chargers; 2012 NFL Draft second round pick; All-SEC selection • Carl Nassib (Penn State) - Cleveland Browns; 2016 NFL Draft third round pick; Lombardi, Lott & Hendricks Award winner; Consensus All-American • Austin Johnson (Penn State) - Tennessee Titans; 2016 NFL Draft second round pick; 2015 All-Big Ten second team • Christian Hackenberg (Penn State) - New York Jets; 2016 NFL Draft second round pick
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