New hires bring a wealth of NFL, MLB, SEC and ACC experience to Blacksburg
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Football 6/26/2023 5:00:00 PM
BLACKSBURG –Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry announced three new hires to the program's support staff, Caleb Selk in the position of director of football operations, Kelsey Vinson in the role of director of sports science and Camden Gresham as a recruiting assistant.
"I am thrilled to add Caleb, Kelsey and Camden to our staff," said Virginia Tech Head Coach Brent Pry. "They are high caliber individuals who bring unique skill sets and diverse experiences to our program with an ability to greatly impact Virginia Tech football on and off the field."
Selk(Manteno, Ill., Manteno)brings more than six years of experience in the NFL along with another six years in college athletics. He served in operations and marketing roles with the NFL's Chicago Bears (2017-19) after previously working as an equipment intern in the organization. During his time in Chicago, Selk oversaw operations for the Bears Training Camp in 2017 and 2018, including lodging, transportation, meals, credentials, facilities, team itineraries and vendor logistics.
He arrives in Blacksburg after spending the last year as the director of football operations and player development at Eastern Illinois University. In that capacity, Selk played a key role in all day-to-day operations of the Panthers' football program. In addition to assisting with all team travel logistics, he coordinated the team's community service efforts andserved as a liaison with compliance, fundraising and facility management. His duties involved assisting with player personnel, recruiting strategy and managing the team's budget.
Selk spent last summer in technology operations as a minor league video coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers double-A team in Biloxi, Mississippi, following college baseball coaching stints at Greenville University (2020-21) and McKendree University (2021-22).
A Manteno, Illinois native, Selk is a 2019 graduate of Wheaton College where he earned a bachelor's degree in business and economics while playing baseball and serving as a team captain.
Vinson(Laurens, S.C., Laurens District 55)will work collaboratively with Pry, as well as director of football strength and conditioning Dwight Galt IV, Tech's sports medicine and athletic training team andthe rest of the football staff.She will strive to reduce the risk of non-contact injury, improve athletic qualities conducive to sport success and promote game day readiness.Through the use of wearabledevices, Vinson will examine volumes, intensity, explosive efforts, change of directions and speed, while also tracking sleep patterns, recovery and heart rate. Sports science data will serve as an investment for the health and success of Tech student-athletes.
Vinson joins the Hokies after serving for the past year as a sports scientist and data analyst with Bear Cognition, a data intelligence firm in Charleston, South Carolina focused on simplifying the world of data and analytics for businesses. She worked with coaches and athletes from various backgrounds in the ACC, SEC, Big 12, Sun Belt, Mountain West and American conferences. Along with collegiate programs, she worked with the US Olympic and Paralympic Committees, guiding decision-making to optimize sports performance. She utilized analytics and statistical models to highlight key performance indicators and help maximize competitive advantages.
Vinson previously established and developed a Sports Science program at Auburn, compiling performance metrics for 17 teams and more than 400 student-athletes. She worked as an applied sports scientist with the University of Virginia football team in 2021, following a year as a data analyst and recovery assistant with the Clemson Applied Science Lab.
Vinson completed her bachelor's degree in health science from Clemson University in 2019 and received her master's in applied health research and evaluation from the school in 2020.
Gresham(Greensboro, N.C., Northwest Guilford)joins the player personnel department in the role of recruiting assistant as Pry continues to strengthen Tech's recruiting efforts. A 2022 graduate of Virginia Tech's Pamplin School of Business, she worked as a student assistant during her time as an undergraduate before earning a post-graduate recruiting internship with the Hokies.
Gresham's duties include prepping mailing materials for prospects, entering data into the recruiting database and interacting with prospects and their families during recruiting events. She plays an essential role in planning and executing all prospect visits to campus, camps and game day visits. Gresham's new role will allow her to expand the depth of her involvement in the program's day-to-day recruiting operations while helping assemble and develop the Hokies' recruiting classes.
Gresham is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina.
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