Zack Wallace is entering is third year as the Director of Sports Performance at the University of North Georgia after joining the North Georgia Athletic Department in June 2023. Wallace comes to UNG with experience in both both the public and private sectors having previously served at Florida Southern, Cal State Northridge and most recently as a performance specialist at ACES Nation in Tampa.
Under his direction, the strength and conditioning program at Florida Southern underwent a complete overhaul including massive upgrades to the Gilbert Gym weight room.
His efforts helped Florida Southern produce more than 70 All-Americans as the Mocs claimed a pair of team national titles, four individual national championships and 11 Sunshine State Conference Championships during his tenure. In addition to his work with more than 500 student-athletes, Wallace worked with Exercise Science faculty on a number of sports performance research projects.
Prior to his time at Florida Southern, Wallace spent two years at Webber International in nearby Lake Wales, Fla., where he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. At Webber, he led the strength and conditioning programs for men's basketball and volleyball, while assisting with football and softball. He also supervised the strength programs for the Warrior's women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, beach volleyball, and men's and women's golf programs.
Before his two years at Webber, Wallace was a volunteer assistant strength coach for the football team at Broken Arrow High School in his native Oklahoma and also served as an intern strength coach for one year at his alma mater, the University of Tulsa. Outside of athletics, Wallace worked as the Director of Sports Performance at The Sports Armory - Titan Sport Complex in Jenks, Okla., and was the assistant to the director of campus recreation at the TU Collins Fitness Center at Tulsa.
Updated: June 2025
