Joshua Trikakis, just recently finished his college career at George Mason University; where he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology.
While competing at Mason he helped contribute to back-to-back conference championships; which had not been done in 14 years. He spent most of his time under the tutelage of Coach Kevin McGorty, where he has developed his strong ability and understanding to coach the pole vault, heptathlon, and decathlon.
His ability to coach does not only stay in the realm of track and field but also in strength and conditioning. Before coming to Shorter University he was a coach at Strength and Performance Training (SAPT), premier performance training facility in the DC Metropolitan area. There he earned his title of CSCS, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Through SAPT his knowledge and experience expanded to a vast range of sports as he worked closely with track and field, baseball, volleyball, and basketball athletes.
With his background in Kinesiology, vast knowledge in strength and conditioning, and his success in track and field he has already proven to be an effective coach. Within his first year of coaching he has already helped contribute to a state championship title at Chantilly High School in Virginia, an Indoor National Title Sweep at Shorter University with both men’s and women’s teams, and an individual National Title in the Men’s Pole Vault (Stefanos Koufidis). His thirst for knowledge and success will continue to help him grow as a coach and as a person and which makes us excited for him to be apart of our program and continue to help it grow at Shorter University
