The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics and Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Small have announced additions to the Valpo Athletics staff as six newcomers have joined the team this summer.

Valpo Athletics has welcomed Luke Campbell to its strength & conditioning staff as Associate Director of Sports Performance, while Morgan Fifield has been named Ticket Operations Manager, Mason Williams joins the fold as Head Equipment Manager and Callaway Kinney has been named Academic and Compliance Coordinator. The Valpo athletic training staff also features a pair of newcomers as Alyssa Clonginer and Rose Paul have joined the sports medicine team.

Campbell will serve as the strength & conditioning coach for the football and women’s basketball programs. He has garnered Power-5 experience at his last two stops, serving as a professional intern for football strength & conditioning at The Ohio State University and at Michigan State University.

A Lewis Center, Ohio native, Campbell played football at Michigan State during his undergraduate tenure as a four-year letterwinner who saw action in 43 career games and made 26 starts. He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team five times, one of five players in program history to do so. The 2021 team captain on the Peach Bowl Championship team, Campbell trained under highly-regarded strength & conditioning coaches Ken Mannie and Jason Novak. He earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Michigan State in December 2020 before completing his master’s in sport coaching and leadership in August 2022.

“I am extremely excited for the opportunity to be the head strength and conditioning coach for the football and women’s basketball teams here at Valparaiso University,” Campbell said. “I take tremendous pride in the character, leadership and athletic development of my athletes and will ensure I accomplish this to the utmost degree. I am very fortunate to work at a university with such hardworking and respectful athletes who have a burning desire to win. I look forward to building relationships with the Valpo staff and making this place my new home.”

Fifield worked in Major League Baseball as an Inside Sales Associate for the Chicago White Sox from June 2022 to February 2023. She has served as an athletics marketing and promotions intern at Valpo since August 2021. She worked as a men’s basketball manager from August 2018 to June 2022 and was the first female head manager in program history. Fifield’s work experience also includes time on Chicago’s north side as a guest services associate for the Chicago Cubs from May to October in 2021.

Fifield owns a pair of degrees from Valparaiso University, having earned her bachelor’s in sports management in 2020 before going on to obtain her master’s in sports administration in 2022. The Valpo native is also a graduate of Valparaiso High School.

“I have been coming to Valpo games since I was a little girl,” Fifield said. “To be able to both receive my degrees and find my way back to this University in a full-time role is a true full-circle moment for me. I couldn’t ask for a better place to begin my career in collegiate athletics and I’m excited to get started.”

Williams previously served as an associate for athletics equipment operations at Iowa State University, where he worked with the football program. He began that role in April 2022 after serving as a student equipment manager focusing on quarterbacks for Iowa State football from February 2018 to January 2022.

Williams also gained experience as a summer equipment room assistant working with basketball, gymnastics and swimming/diving at Iowa State in 2019. A product of Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Iowa, Williams graduated from Iowa State in December 2021 after double majoring in supply chain management and business management.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to join the Valpo Athletics staff,” Williams said. “I look forward to this experience, and I'm excited to help our teams and student-athletes be successful.”

Kinney is a familiar face on Valpo’s campus as she was part of the recreational sports staff from June 2021 to June 2023, serving as a graduate assistant before moving to her new full-time role in athletics. Kinney oversaw health and wellness for Valpo Rec Sports with responsibilities including management of the fitness facility, hiring, training and supervising 50+ student staff members and creating and leading a facility and staff wellness program.

In addition, Kinney served as an operations intern for the Valpo softball program during the 2023 season. Prior to arriving at Valpo, she was an assistant varsity volleyball coach at Central DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Iowa in 2020. She also served as a student manager for the Iowa State football program from January 2019 to March 2020. During her tenure in Ames, Kinney spent time as an intramural sports referee and an athletics ticket office assistant.

Kinney graduated from Iowa State University in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in event management and minors in general business and sports & recreation. She earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Valpo in May 2023.

“I am extremely excited for the opportunity to stay at Valpo and continue to work with amazing people,” Kinney said. “I look forward to learning more and helping the student-athletes, coaches and department be successful.”

Clonginer will serve as the athletic trainer for the Valpo volleyball, cross country and track & field programs. She earned her bachelor’s in kinesiology from Texas A&M University in May 2021 before going on to earn her master’s in athletic training from Texas Tech University in May 2023. Clonginer worked as a graduate athletic training student at Coronado High School in addition to working with volleyball at Texas Tech. She also worked as a graduate athletic training student at Lubbock Christian University, where she handled women’s soccer, men’s soccer, track & field, cross country and softball.

“I am super stoked to be joining the Valpo Sports Medicine team,” Clonginer said. “Coming out of my master’s degree, I feel blessed to be starting my professional athletic training career at Valpo. I moved up here from Texas and while it has been a big change, the staff has been super welcoming and helpful through the transition to living and working here. I’m happy to be a part of the Valpo family and I look forward to this upcoming year with volleyball, cross country and track & field.”

Paul will work with the swimming and football programs. She earned her bachelor’s of health science in pre-athletic training from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Spring 2021 before going on to gain her master’s in athletic training from Stevens Point in Spring 2023. Paul has athletic training clinical experience with both football and swimming from her time at Stevens Point. She also worked with softball, men’s and women’s wrestling and women’s basketball.

“I am excited to start my professional career at Valpo,” Paul said. “I am looking forward to working with amazing supportive staff and student athletes on campus.”