Travis Sullivan returned to Queens University of Charlotte in fall 2026 as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach. In his current role, Sullivan works directly with the men’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, track and field, and swimming and diving programs. He develops and implements performance programs designed to improve strength, speed, power, movement quality, conditioning, and long-term athletic durability.
This marks Sullivan’s second tenure with the Royals. He previously served as a Sports Performance Intern from 2017–18 and as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach from 2018–20. During that time, he worked with several Queens programs, including rugby, volleyball, track and field, cheer, lacrosse, baseball, softball, wrestling, and tennis.
Coach Sullivan later served as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Winthrop University, where he worked with the Men’s & Women’s golf, Women’s lacrosse, and Men’s soccer programs. His professional experience also includes working as a Sports Performance Specialist at Novant Health Sports Performance and serving as the Director of Sports Performance at Motion Fitness in Charlotte. Throughout his career, Sullivan has trained youth, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes across a variety of sports.
His coaching philosophy emphasizes individualized, evidence-based programming and long-term athletic development. Sullivan incorporates objective performance testing, movement assessment, athlete monitoring, velocity-based training, electronic timing systems, and VALD ForceDecks technology to guide training decisions and evaluate athlete progress.
Coach Sullivan earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2016 and his Master of Science in Sport and Fitness Administration from Winthrop University in 2023. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
