WATERLOO, Ont. - Laurier Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce Alex Malone as the Coordinator of High-Performance Strength and Conditioning.  

"I feel truly honoured to be joining the Laurier High Performance team. I have crossed paths with Sam Eyles-Frayne periodically through my career in strength and conditioning, and I have always admired her push for higher standards in the industry," Malone said. 

"Within my brief time at Laurier so far, I have been impressed by the number of coaches, staff and athletes who want to lead the push beyond the status quo. I look forward to helping the high-performance program grow in the years to come." 

Malone comes to the Golden Hawks from his role at the University of Toronto as the Lead Coach for Fitness and Performance, where he assisted the management of varsity, external, and recreational training programs.  

Prior, Malone was the full-time Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Toronto, leading the training for football, men's basketball, and track and field. Also during this time, Malone worked as a Strength and Conditioning Contractor for Athletics Canada East Hub and Hockey Canada Women's Development Team.  

Malone holds a Masters of Science, specializing in biomechanics, from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Toronto. 

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the North American Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a charter member of the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCA). 

Malone officially begin his role on August 25.