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Ferris State University announced the appointment of Colton Haynes as the Bulldogs' new head strength and conditioning coach in the summer of 2024.

Haynes most recently served as the head coach for the past three years at fellow NCAA Division II member Delta State (Miss.). As the strength and conditioning coach, he trains 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," said FSU Athletics Director Steve Brockelbank. "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-enhanced programs for all 16 collegiate teams, including strength, speed, agility and conditioning programs. He aslo created and operated a fully-serviced nutrition center and oversaw the return-to-play protocol for injured athletes.

Prior to his time at Delta State, 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 & 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 owns a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Mississippi College, a master's degree in Strength and Conditioning from Arkansas Tech University. He also earned a second master's degree in human sports performance from Delta State.