Marci Hoppa

Biography

Marci Hoppa joined Mississippi State strength and conditioning in 2017 and currently serves as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports. Hoppa directly oversees the daily strength and conditioning programs for the Bulldog volleyball team as well as MSU track and field and cross country. She made the transition to Olympic Sports Director after four seasons with the women’s basketball program during which the Bulldogs posted a 107-20 record that included a National Championship appearance (2017-18), SEC regular-season championship (2017-18), SEC Tournament Championship (2018-19) and an Elite Eight appearance (2018-19). Before coming to MSU, she served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Western Kentucky from 2014-2017, where she ran the strength and conditioning programs for the Lady Topper basketball and soccer programs. In that three-year span, her development of the Lady Topper basketball players helped the program to an 84-19 record, two Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles, and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Prior to joining Western Kentucky, Hoppa was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Jacksonville. She joined the JU staff in March of 2013 as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and was named Director in July 2013, overseeing the JU strength and conditioning internship programs while coordinating all aspects of strength and conditioning for women's soccer, softball, volleyball, track