West Virginia University Athletics

Nick Meadows joined the Mountaineer Football Strength and Conditioning Staff in spring 2021 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and was promoted in July 2024 to director of sport science/associate director of strength and conditioning.

He helps oversee the integration of science and cutting-edge technology that is utilized to advance the student-athletes’ performance. Between measuring heart rate, movement, effort and sleep patterns, he then charts the data that is used by the department so they can develop training plans for the individual athletes.

Previously, Meadows served as a graduate assistant and intern on the strength and conditioning staff, working directly with football. He assisted with the implementation of individual workout plans for the student-athletes and helped oversee team activities and functions as a member of the staff. He completed the requirements for Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in 2018 and earned certification from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association in 2023.

Meadows was a member of the Mountaineer Football program from 2013-17 and was the starting long snapper, handling all the field goal, punting and extra point snapping duties during the 2016-17 seasons. He was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 team member, including first team selection as a senior and was a member of the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll.

The 2017 Tommy Nickolich Award winner, signifying the program’s top walk-on, Meadows graduated from West Virginia with his bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise psychology in 2017 and his master’s degree in sport and coaching education with an emphasis in performance coaching in 2018.