Matt Larsen, MS, ATC, CSCS joined the IUPUI Athletics staff in August 2022 as Assistant Athletic Performance Coach and will work primarily with the men's soccer, softball, men's and women's diving teams and women's cross country and track and field programs. Larsen joined the IUPUI program from Davenport University where he spent the past year as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.
While at Davenport, Larsen worked primarily with the lacrosse, men's soccer, softball, tennis and cross country programs. He previously worked two years at Cornerstone University from 2020-2022, working in both strength and conditioning and athletic training. At Cornerstone, he worked closely with eight different programs, including the women's basketball team. He also provided athletic training coverage, ranging from 10-20 hours per week.
Larsen, a former four-year soccer player at Cornerstone, was an assistant soccer coach at Wayland Union (Mich.) High School, assisting both the boys and girls teams. The boys team went 12-7-2 in Fall 2021, just two years removed from a three-win campaign.
Larsen graduated from Cornerstone with a B.A. in Psychology before obtaining his M.S. in Athletic Training from Bethel (Minn.) University. He's a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA CSCS) and is a National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification Certified Athletic Trainer.
