- Chuck Losey was named Penn State's Assistant Athletics Director for Football Performance Enhancement on Jan. 18, 2022.
- In Losey's first season leading football's performance enhancement, the Nittany Lions finished 11th in the College Football Playoff rankings and were ranked seventh in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 26th AP Top 10 finish.
- Losey succeeded Dwight Galt, III, who announced his retirement following the 2021 season.
- Losey joined the Penn State staff as assistant director of performance enhancement in January 2014 and was promoted to associate director in 2017.
- He has played a significant role the last nine seasons with the Nittany Lions, including a 2016 Big Ten Championship run, as well as seven, nine-plus win seasons under head coach James Franklin (5 at Penn State; 2 at Vanderbilt).
- At Penn State’s 2021 Pro Day, linebacker Micah Parsons and defensive end Jayson Oweh put together top performances as they became the first set of PSU defensive players to be drafted in the first round since 2003.
- Eight Nittany Lions trained by Galt, Losey and staff participated in the 2018 NFL Combine and posted jaw-dropping numbers, which included top-5 positional finishes in 16 categories with top positional performances in 12.
- Losey and the performance enhancement staff design and administer 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, Losey and his staff also focus on sport specificity, nutrition, and injury prevention to aggressively prepare each athlete for competition.
- Prior to his arrival to Happy Valley, Losey spent three years serving in the same role at Vanderbilt University.
- Losey also served as Tennessee State University's director of speed, strength and conditioning for six years from 2004-10.
- During his time at TSU, Losey managed all aspects of program design and implementation for 11 men's and women's collegiate sports.
- Losey holds certifications as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association and is Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA).
- In 2017, Losey was named a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) by the CSCCA, the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength and conditioning coach.
- He also holds a sports performance coach status with the United States Weightlifting Federation.
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