Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Making a return to American University after seven years, Alex Lee was named the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance in January, 2021, and heads up the department’s strength & conditioning program for all 16 varsity sports.
 
For the previous year and a half, Lee had served as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Memphis University School where he created and guided the first such program at the high school.
 
Lee previously spent five years at Patriot League foe Navy as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for football and wrestling.
 
Prior to Navy, Lee was an Assistant Strength Coach at American from 2013-14.
 
Lee has also worked in the strength and conditioning offices at Auburn and NC State. He graduated from NC State in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences and a minor in coaching education. Lee completed his master's in kinesiology from Auburn in 2011.

Lee has certifications with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.