Vanderbilt Athletics Ups Chris Ham To Associate AD, Sport Performance & Student-Athlete Well-Being

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Chris Ham. Photo: Courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics

Vanderbilt Vice chancellor for Athletics Candice Lee has announced that Chris Ham has been promoted to the role of Associate Athletic Director for Sport Performance and Student-Athlete Well-Being.

Ham’s areas of oversight include applied sports science, athletic training, mental health, nutrition and strength and conditioning. Ham came to Vanderbilt to join the baseball program in 2007 as an athletic trainer, and in 2014 was promoted to sport performance coach. He was an integral part of the Commodores’ success on the diamond while also being responsible for all aspects of student-athlete training and performance.

In 15 years of training and sport performance, Ham has helped develop 25 Major League Baseball players and more than 100 professional baseball players.

A 2005 graduate of Illinois, Ham worked as a graduate assistant at both Vanderbilt and Belmont from 2005–07.

Along with Ham, Vanderbilt has announced that Tyler Clark has been named Assistant Athletic Director for Sport Science and Sport Performance, and Walker Grisanti is now the full-time strength and conditioning coach for the baseball program. Hunter Reeser will join the Vanderbilt baseball program as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.

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