May 18, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Terrapin head strength and conditioning coach and 1989 University of Maryland graduate Dwight Galt was honored earlier this month with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association's (CSCCa) highest professional award. Given at the organization's fifth annual national conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Galt was named a "Master Strength and Conditioning Coach," joining only 50 individuals worldwide that have earned the distinction.
"This is undoubtedly the highest honor that can be achieved in the coaching profession of strength and conditioning," said Dr. Chuck Stiggins, CSCCa Executive Director. "Dwight has taken and passed the written certification examination offered by the CSCCa... In addition, Dwight is a leader in his field and is highly respected by his peers and co-workers."
Galt, a member of the Terps' strength staff since 1989, is in his 17th year at Maryland and his 12th year as the school's director of strength and conditioning. His responsibilities include managing the department's three weight-training facilities, and coordinating strength and conditioning programs for the Terps' 27 varsity sports, with special emphasis on football.
In addition to earning his bachelor's degree in business management in 1981 and his master's degree in exercise physiology in 1989 from Maryland, Galt is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the CSCCa and the United States Powerlifting Federation.
Galt began his career at Maryland as an intern strength coach in 1984 and assisted with the training of the 1984 and 1985 ACC champion football teams. In 1989, he became a full-time assistant strength coach at the university, and for the next three years worked with all of Maryland's intercollegiate sports programs. In 1992, Galt became the assistant strength coach for football, and he is now in his 16th year of providing complete athletic development training to Terp football team members.
Galt, 48, and his wife Jan are residents of Hyattsville, Md., and have four children: Angie, Teri, Dwight IV and Tommy. Dwight and Tommy will be joining the Terrapin football team in 2005.
