Jared Carter named Director of Strength & Conditioning
Jared Carter has been named the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Mars Hill University, as announced by Director of Athletics Rick Baker.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Jared Carter has been named the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Mars Hill University, as announced by Director of Athletics Rick Baker. His duties are effective immediately.
"I would like to thank President Tony Floyd and Director of Athletics Rick Baker for the opportunity to join the great tradition at Mars Hill University," Carter said.
Carter joins Mars Hill after serving as the Interim Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Emory & Henry during the 2021 spring semester. He also served as a Strength and Conditioning Intern with the Wasps from 2016-17.
After serving as a Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant at Shorter from July 2017 to January 2018, Carter was named the Head Performance Coach for the Chinese Olympic Committee. He developed and oversaw all strength and conditioning programs for the national mountain bike team and prepared both Olympic and national athletes to compete at the international level.
In October 2019, Carter was named the Director of Strength and Conditioning at the FC Barça Residency located in Casa Grande, Arizona.
"We are extremely excited to add Jared as our Director of Strength and Conditioning," Baker stated. "His experience and knowledge will aid all our athletes to reach their maximum potential in regards to strength and conditioning. All of our coaches are looking forward to working with Jared to enhance their player's potential."
Carter graduated from Emory & Henry in May 2017 with a Bachelor's in Religion while minoring in Human and Health Performance. While at Emory & Henry, Carter was a two-year letterman for both the football team and men's tennis team.
He obtained his Master's from Liberty University in December 2020 in Exercise Science and Wellness.
Carter is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and obtained his USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach certification in January 2017.
