Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Strength & Conditioning
- Email:
- matt.riley@mtsu.edu
- Phone:
- 904-8196
Updated May 2019
Matt Riley has rapidly climbed the ladder of success since his collegiate playing career at Middle Tennessee, and he continues to exemplify the tremendous work ethic that made him a gridiron standout for some of the Blue Raiders' most successful football teams.
Riley is entering his 26th year working at his alma mater. He returned to Murfreesboro in 1993 to serve as a strength coach after two-year stints at both Tennessee Tech and Southern Miss, and then was elevated to associate AD of strength of conditioning in 2007. He served in that role for 11 years before transitioning to a position in the MT Varsity Club and Blue Raiders Hall of Fame.
As the associate AD of strength of conditioning, Riley oversaw the strength and conditioning program for more than 300 student-athletes at Middle Tennessee, in addition to his duties as a strength coach for various teams. He was also instrumental in the design of the current weight room located adjacent to the football stadium.
Riley is a former Blue Raider offensive lineman, playing under former athletics director and football coach Boots Donnelly from 1984-85. He was also an assistant to strength coach Doc Kreis at MT in 1988 before being hired as the head strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech in 1989.
He is a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MACC) and is certified by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE) and the International Sports Science Association (ISSA). He is also a member of each association, as well as the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Riley and his wife, Rajayna, have two children: daughter, Madison Cate, and son, Jackson Rhoad.
