Buffalo State University Athletics

Nate Young became the strength and conditioning coach at Buffalo State in January 2013 charged with overseeing, designing and assisting with implementation of training initiatives related to the 18 varsity teams at the institution. Young currently serves as a facilities assistant.

Young brings more than 10 years of strength and conditioning experience to his role at Buffalo State, most recently spending the last two years as a civilian musculoskeletal action team coach with the United States’ Army at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

Prior to his time with the Army, he spent three years as the men’s and women’s basketball strength and conditioning coach at Murray State University, and three years as an assistant strength coach at Florida International University.  He began his professional career as a strength and conditioning intern at Binghamton University.

Young competed in track and field as a thrower locally at Canisius College before transferring to Liberty University where he was the Big South shot put conference champion and also played defensive tackle with the football team.

The native of Troy, N.Y. completed his bachelor’s in exercise science from Liberty in 2003 and when on to earn his master’s in exercise physiology and strength and conditioning from Florida International in 2005.  Young is a certified strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Young resides in Buffalo with his wife Sabrina and their daughter Eva.