Western Oregon University Wolves

Cori Metzgar is the Director of Sports Performance and enters her 15th year at Western Oregon in 2025-26 after joining the Wolves in October 2011.

Metzgar's hiring established a consolidation of the strength and conditioning program at WOU as she directs the strength and conditioning programs for the Wolves' 13 intercollegiate sports. Prior to her arrival in the newly created position, individual sport coaches were tasked with developing strength and conditioning programs for WOU student-athletes.

Metzgar joined the Wolves after spending five years at Washington State University as the strength and conditioning specialist for the baseball, volleyball, soccer and women's swimming programs. During her last three years at WSU, Metzgar worked as the Associate Director. She also spent two years working with the cross country, tennis and rowing programs at WSU and had the opportunity to assist with the football strength and conditioning program every year during her stay with the Cougars. 

Prior to arriving in Pullman, Metzgar worked at Colorado State University where she served stints as the head and assistant strength and conditioning coach. She also had a two-year stop at Ohio State as a professional intern with the Buckeyes strength and conditioning program and did her graduate assistantship at Western Michigan University.

Metzgar is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC) and USA Weightlifting. She received her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Fort Lewis College in 1998 and her master's in physical education from Western Michigan in 2000. Metzgar also became a Master Strength Coach (MSCC) in May 2015.