Episode #066: Mark Ellis

Mark Ellis is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Princeton University where he oversees the Tigers’ men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s swimming, men’s and women’s diving, and women’s tennis programs. Before arriving at Princeton in 2021, Ellis was an assistant athletic performance coach at Stony Brook University. He began his coaching career as a volunteer strength coach at Hofstra University. In addition to this collegiate experience, he has worked as a strength coach at Professional Physical Therapy as well as head lacrosse coach for Garden City Middle School, both in New York. 

A former college lacrosse player, Ellis started his career as a defensive midfielder at Stony Brook University, however after his initial two first seasons then redshirting one year and being sidelined due to injury the following season he transferred to finish hit final two years of eligibility at Hofstra University while completing his graduate studies. He went on to become team captain of the Pride in his final season before being selected in the 2019 MLL Rooke Selection Draft by the New York Lizards where he played for the subsequent 2019 and 2020 seasons. Following his professional lacrosse career, Ellis is still heavily involved in lifting, using his own training to stay healthy and test out new programs before implementing them with the many different collegiate teams and athletes he works with.