Aug. 7, 2024

New Ferris State strength and conditioning coach Colton Haynes has experience with collegiate, high school programs

Colton Haynes, who has considerable experience working with athletes at the college and high school levels, will work with Ferris State University athletes in all 17 varsity programs as the new strength and conditioning coach.

Haynes, who began his Ferris State duties this summer, most recently served as the head coach for the past three years at fellow NCAA Division II member Delta State University in Mississippi. As the strength and conditioning coach, he'll train the Bulldogs' 400 student-athletes in their quest to achieve excellence.

"We're excited to have someone of Colton's caliber leading our strength and conditioning efforts and he's already off to a fantastic start working with our student-athletes," Ferris State Athletic Director Steve Brockelbank said. "He brings great experience to the position and will play a vital role in the training and development for all 17 varsity programs."

While at Delta State, Haynes supervised, directed and led the development of performance-enhancement programs for all 16 collegiate teams, including strength, speed, agility and conditioning programs. He also created and operated a fully serviced nutrition center and oversaw the return-to-play protocol for injured athletes.

Haynes served as a graduate assistant on the strength and conditioning staff at Arkansas Tech where he worked with the football, basketball, baseball, softball and golf teams.

Before his time at Arkansas Tech, Haynes served as a performance coach at KDMC Pro Performance, where he worked with the Copiah Lincoln Community College football team and was the head strength coach for baseball, softball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, and golf. He also served as the strength coach for Brookhaven High and Brookhaven Academy sports teams.

Haynes has also spent time as a strength and conditioning coach at St. Joseph Catholic School in Greenville, Miss., where he played a key support role for a state championship, as well as a physical therapist tech at Mississippi Baptist Medical Hospital. He also has served as a fitness instructor at Baptist Healthplex, and interned at Millsaps, Belhaven, and Mississippi College.

Haynes played football at Mississippi College and is NCSA-CSCS and USAW-Level 1 certified. He earned a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Mississippi College, a master's degree in Strength and Conditioning from Arkansas Tech University. He earned a second master's degree in Human Sports Performance from Delta State.