Mason Baggett

Biography

Mason Baggett, who has nearly 20 years of experience training student-athletes at the collegiate level, was officially named the Director of Strength and Conditioning at East Carolina University on April 7, 2025. Baggett's appointment to oversee the Pirate strength and conditioning program ended a two-month stint at Virginia Tech where he served as the associate director of strength and conditioning. Baggett worked at the University of Maryland in 2024. He served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Nevada in 2022 and 2023, following one year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Oregon. He previously spent six years at Maryland (2016-2021), including the last four as associate director of football strength and conditioning with the Terrapin football team. Prior to his time in College Park, Baggett served just over a year as the associate strength and conditioning coach with the University of Illinois' football program. In 2024, Baggett earned the title of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. This prestigious honor marks the highest recognition in the strength and conditioning profession. Baggett was a Strength and Conditioning Specialist at EXOS in Camp Lejeune, N.C. for almost four years, working with Marine Special Operations Command for the Human Performance and Resiliency Program (MPOTFF). He was directly responsible for the design and implementation of strength and conditioning p