Feeley Tabbed FootballScoop Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year

DURHAM – For the second time in as many weeks, Duke's director of football sports performance, David Feeley, was honored with a national award after being selected as the FootballScoop Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year.

At the end of February, the Brick, N.J., native was also tabbed the Inside the League (ITL) Strength Coach of the Year.

"This award is a result of great university leadership, coaches and the best players anyone could ever ask to work with," Feeley said. "People come to Duke to have their lives changed, and it sure did change mine for the better."

Feeley has been on Duke's staff since 2022 and quickly revamped the Blue Devils' strength and conditioning program upon arrival. Over his two seasons in Durham, he has helped Duke to a 17-9 record, including consecutive bowl wins and appearances in the Associated Press top-25 national ranking.

Feeley edged out additional finalists Torre Becton from Texas and Ben Herbert from Michigan for the honor, in ballots cast by previous winners of the award.

Previous winners of the Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year award are Don Sommer (TCU, 2008), Joey Batson (Clemson, 2009), Kevin Yoxall (Auburn, 2010), Shannon Turley (Stanford, 2011), Kaz Kazadi (Baylor, 2012), Pat Ivey (Missouri, 2013), Zac Woodfin (UAB, 2014), Ken Mannie (Michigan State, 2015), Tim Socha (Washington, 2016), Zach Duval (UCF, 2017), Lew Caralla (Buffalo, 2018), Tommy Moffitt (LSU, 2019), Chad Scott (Coastal Carolina, 2020), Scott Sinclair (Georgia, 2021) and Kurt Hester (Tulane, 2022).

"I'm ecstatic that Dave decided to stay at Duke," Duke head coach Manny Diaz said. "Our players believe he is integral to their success. They believe in him and trust his plans for them. Having worked with him several years now, I can tell you he's a great man, great father, great teacher and a great leader."

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