Year in College Athletics: 11th
Year at Arizona: Second
Over two stints, Troy Ramsey is in his second year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with Arizona Athletics, working primarily with the football program. He joined the department in June 2013 and returned in July 2015. He spent the 2014 season working in the high school ranks.
Prior to his arrival at Arizona, Ramsey worked at the University of Colorado. With the Buffaloes, he was an assistant strength coach with the football program, serving under Malcolm Blacken, and directed the women's soccer, men's golf and women's tennis programs.
Previously serving seven seasons at the University of North Texas, he began his time with the Mean Green as a student assistant in 2005 before becoming a graduate assistant in 2007 and a full-time assistant coach in 2008. At UNT, he was the first assistant strength coach for football from 2006-10 and was the men's basketball first assistant strength coach from 2011-12, assisting Chris Seroka. He was also the strength director for soccer, softball, and tennis.
Ramsey was a linebackers and strength coach at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas in 2004. He also played linebacker and safety at Tyler Junior College from 2002-03, where he was a two-time letterwinner under coach Dale Carr. In 2003, he was also named to the academic all-conference and academic all-region teams, and he was a member of the squad that won the Heart of Texas Bowl.
Ramsey graduated from North Texas in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in health and from the U.S. Sports Academy in 2009 with a master's degree in sports studies. A 2002 graduate of Mineral Wells (Texas) High School, he lettered in football and power lifting.
He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is U.S. Weightlifting certified (USAW).
