Chris Peterson joined Valpo Athletics in August 2022 as a sports performance assistant. Peterson serves as the strength & conditioning coach for the soccer, softball and women’s golf programs in addition to assisting with football strength & conditioning efforts.

Peterson arrives at Valpo after a stint as a football sport science intern at the University of Maryland. He previously spent a year as a graduate assistant at Aurora University in Illinois, overseeing strength & conditioning for men’s lacrosse, women’s hockey, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s soccer and softball. He gained experience as a strength & conditioning intern at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. prior to arriving at Aurora.

Peterson completed his undergraduate degree in exercise science from Grand Valley State University in May 2021 prior to earning his master’s in exercise science from Aurora in May 2022. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, is a certified strength & conditioning specialist and is a USA Weightlifting certified Level 1 coach.