Nathan Hackney joins Latrell Scotts Virginia State University football staff as the strength coach for the football program.
Hackney, a Fayetteville, North Carolina native was an assistant strength coach at the University of Richmond in 2012. From 2010-2012 he served as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at U-Turn Sports Performance Academy.
Hackney served as a graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke from 2008-2010. He worked as an assistant to the defensive line coach.
Hackney graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan with his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2008. In 2010 received his master’s degree in exercise and fitness at UNCP.
Hackney is married to the former Payton Gordon, they reside in Richmond.
Coaching Experience
UNC- Pembroke: 2008-2010
Strength and Conditioning Experience
U-Turn Sports Performance Academy: 2011-2012
University of Richmond: 2012
Virginia State University: 2013 - Present