Timothy Messina (MS, RSCC, CSCS) joined the UC San Diego athletic performance staff in July 2023.
Prior to UC San Diego, Messina spent two years at Stanford as an assistant sports performance coach. He primarily worked with the men’s and women’s basketball teams, while also providing support for the men’s tennis, squash and sailing programs.
Additionally, Messina served as a strength and condition intern at West Virginia from Aug. 2021 to Jan. 2022.
Messina is a 2021 graduate of Concordia University Chicago, where he earned his master’s degree in exercise science with a concentration on strength and conditioning.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in nutrition, exercise and health sciences from the University of Nebraska in 2018. During his time in Lincoln, Messina served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Cornhuskers.
