Dueling Coaches: Softball vs. Baseball
Stephanie Tracey-Simmons is in her eighth year at Kentucky as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Olympic sports. She works directly with menâ??s and womenâ??s swimming, womenâ??s basketball, volleyball and softball. The other sports that are covered by her staff are: menâ??s and womenâ??s soccer, diving, cheerleading, menâ??s and womenâ??s tennis, and track and field. Prior to Kentucky, Tracey-Simmons spent four years at UCLA where she served as the associate head strength coach responsible for training: womenâ??s volleyball, womenâ??s soccer, menâ??s & womenâ??s water polo, womenâ??s swimming, womenâ??s basketball and softball. A native of Huntsville, Ohio, Tracey-Simmons began her career in strength and conditioning as a graduate assistant at Ohio University where she earned a bachelorâ??s of science degree in journalism as well as a masterâ??s degree in physical education. She was also a four-year letter winner on the OU volleyball team where she played the opposite hitter position from 1993-1996. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC). She and husband, Matt Simmons, reside in Lexington with their daughter, Piper Rose.
