University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Kathy Crowe-Wagner was promoted to Assistant AD for Sport Performance in March of 2020 after previously serving as UTA’s Head Strength and Conditioning Coach since June of 2009. Wagner came to UTA after serving for five years at the University of Wyoming, leaving as the program's Director of Strength and Conditioning.

UTA Strength and Conditioning operates two state-of-the art facilities in Maverick Stadium and the College Park Center respectively. Wagner leads a staff of three full-time strength coaches and two Graduate Assistants.
 
Over the last several years, Wagner has assisted with the implementation of a constantly evolving nutrition program as well as educating coaches and student-athletes on the overall impact of health, wellness, sleep, and recovery on sports performance.

Wagner primarily works with volleyball, softball and track & field. In addition, she served on the Board of Directors for the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (2019 – 2022). Prior to her BOD term, Wagner was a member of the CSCCa Certification Commission, which oversees all aspects of the organization's Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) certification program 2013 – 2019 and served the Certification Commission Chair 2017-2019.

Wagner worked specifically with the women's volleyball, soccer and women's basketball programs while assisting with football at Wyoming. Prior to her tenure at Wyoming, Wagner spent two and a half years at The Ohio State University. Her responsibilities at Ohio State included designing and implementing strength, speed and conditioning programs for women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, men's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming and diving and other various sports.

She spent two years at UTEP, first as a graduate assistant and later as the first assistant strength and conditioning coach. Wagner received a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, in 2000. She earned a master's degree in Kinesiology from UTEP in 2001.

At Angelo State, Wagner was a three-time track and field (discus) All-American from 1998-2000, and was the Lone Star Conference Discus Champion in 2000. She also earned numerous academic awards, including GTE Academic All-America honors in 1999 and 2000 and the Presidential Academic Excellence Award in 2000.

Wagner is a Master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and is certified (C.S.C.S) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She is also TPI Fitness Level 2 Certified.

Kathy and her husband Chris have two daughters, Nicole and Morgan.