Dr. Austin Smith

Biography

Dr. Austin Smith is entering his second year as an Olympic Sport Performance Assistant with Tennessee Athletics in 2022-23. He is responsible for overseeing strength and conditioning training for the women's golf program and also assists with Sports Science initiatives for the Olympic Sports Performance department. From December 2021 until the end of the 2021-22 academic year, Smith served as Tennessee's interim Director of Baseball Sports Performance. During that stint, the Volunteers authored a record-breaking season, breaking multiple program records while ranking No. 1 unanimously in college baseball for a majority of the season. Tennessee baseball in 2022 posted the best record in program history (57-9), while also posting the second-best conference mark in SEC history (25-5). With Smith coordinating high-performance training, the Vols won the SEC Tournament for the first time since 1995. Before joining the staff at Tennessee, Smith spent two years as a strength and conditioning coach with the Chicago Cubs organization, working with both the major league team and its Low-A affiliate, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Smith spent six months working as a performance coach and push coach with the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. While completing his doctorate, Smith served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Milligan University track & field program while also holding the position of assistant coach responsible for the throwers. Smith received his undergraduate