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Greg Gatz is in his tenth year as Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at UNC. While overseeing the facility management and organization of 20 sport teams, Gatz is directly in charge of program design and installation for several specific teams including baseball, wrestling, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, track and field (sprinters and hurdlers) and men's lacrosse. Gatz has worked closely with several national champion teams at Carolina including women's soccer (1999, 2000, 2003, 2006) and men's soccer (2001), as well as the 2002 UNC volleyball team that finished the season ranked No. 12, the highest in program history. He has also been an integral part of the baseball program's return to national prominence in the post-season. The baseball team recently won the ACC Championship (2007), has back-to-back regional and super regional championships (2006, 2007) and two back-to-back NCAA Championship runner-up finishes (2006, 2007). Gatz was nominated in 2001 for College Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He holds a specialist certification from the NSCA and a Level I certification in Olympic weight lifting from the United States Weight Lifting Federation. A 1983 graduate of Ithaca (N.Y.) College, Gatz competed in football and track while receiving a degree in physical education. He was elected track team captain his senior year. Gatz began his coaching career at St. Cloud (Fla.) High School, coaching and teaching numerous sports including football, track, weight lifting, wrestling and tennis. Gatz also spent time at Dr. Phillips and Cypress Creek high schools in Orlando before coming to Carolina in 1996. Gatz and his wife, Dana, have a daughter, Jessica. |
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