Assistant Director Athletic Performance: Olympic S
Davis joined the Penn State performance enhancement staff in 2013 and was promoted to assistant athletic director for performance enhancement - Olympic sports in 2022. During her time at Penn State, she has worked with women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and women’s golf, and most recently has led the performance enhancement efforts for the women’s basketball and men’s tennis teams.
Prior to coming to Penn State, Davis worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Rice University where she worked with women's basketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming and track & field in 2013. Davis also served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Jacksonville University from 2010-13.
Additionally, Davis was a strength and conditioning intern for the University of Florida, working with swimming and diving, track & field and women's volleyball teams from 2008-09.
Davis graduated from the University of Florida as a double major in applied physiology and kinesiology and business administration. She was a four-year letter winner in volleyball for the Gators from 2003-06. Davis also earned her master’s degree in business administration from Jacksonville University.
The Austin, Texas native is certified in Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) and TPI. Davis resides in State College with her wife, Christina Diaz, and three fur children, Walle, Charlie and Austin.
