Ross Parker Position: Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ross Parker is entering his fourth year as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at SMU. Parker designs and oversees the strength & conditioning programs for men's soccer, men's and women's swimming & diving and assists with football.

Prior to arriving at SMU, Parker served for one year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he implemented training programs for women's basketball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's diving, wrestling, rowing, men's and women's cheer, men's tennis and gymnastics. Parker also worked for two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech.

Parker graduated from Texas Tech in 2002 with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science. He is a USA Weightlifting-certified Sports Performance Coach and is a member of USA Weightlifting and the International Sport Science Association.

SMU, the only Division I athletic program in Dallas, Texas, sponsors 17 sports and has been ranked as the top school in its conference for 10 straight years in the Director's Cup overall athletic rankings. More information about SMU and its coaches, athletes and teams is available at www.SMUMustangs.com.