A veteran of the UTSA staff since 2016, Ryan Filo was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance in 2022 after a three-year stint as director of strength & conditioning that was preceeded by three years as the Roadrunners' head football strength & conditioning coach.
During his time leading the football program's strength & conditioning regimen, Filo has helped develop and transform more than 500 student-athletes. He has been instrumental in the development of several players who have gone on to professional careers, including 2018 NFL first-round pick Marcus Davenport of the New Orleans Saints and 2022 draft selections Spencer Burford and Tariq Woolen.
Filo came to the Alamo City after spending seven years in various roles on LSU’s strength & conditioning staff, including his last nine months as the associate director.
Filo began his LSU career as an intern in January 2009 and spent his first year working with the nationally-ranked football and baseball teams.
In 2010, Filo moved into a graduate assistant position, where he served as the head strength & conditioning coach for women’s soccer while continuing to help with the football and baseball teams.
He was the head strength & conditioning coach for men’s basketball during the 2011-12 season, and he also began a four-year stint as an assistant strength & conditioning coach for football in 2011. Filo was promoted to associate director of strength & conditioning for football in May 2015.
During his LSU tenure, Filo coached, designed and implemented annual training programs for six first-round NFL draft picks and 40 NFL players. He also was the internship coordinator and academic liaison for the football strength & conditioning staff.
Filo is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Certified Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also has a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certification from USA Weightlifting (USAW).
A native of Richfield, Wis., Filo was a four-year letterwinner in football and member of the dean’s list at Wisconsin-La Crosse from 2005-08.
Filo earned his bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2009 and his master’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in 2014.
During his time leading the football program's strength & conditioning regimen, Filo has helped develop and transform more than 500 student-athletes. He has been instrumental in the development of several players who have gone on to professional careers, including 2018 NFL first-round pick Marcus Davenport of the New Orleans Saints and 2022 draft selections Spencer Burford and Tariq Woolen.
Filo came to the Alamo City after spending seven years in various roles on LSU’s strength & conditioning staff, including his last nine months as the associate director.
Filo began his LSU career as an intern in January 2009 and spent his first year working with the nationally-ranked football and baseball teams.
In 2010, Filo moved into a graduate assistant position, where he served as the head strength & conditioning coach for women’s soccer while continuing to help with the football and baseball teams.
He was the head strength & conditioning coach for men’s basketball during the 2011-12 season, and he also began a four-year stint as an assistant strength & conditioning coach for football in 2011. Filo was promoted to associate director of strength & conditioning for football in May 2015.
During his LSU tenure, Filo coached, designed and implemented annual training programs for six first-round NFL draft picks and 40 NFL players. He also was the internship coordinator and academic liaison for the football strength & conditioning staff.
Filo is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Certified Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also has a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certification from USA Weightlifting (USAW).
A native of Richfield, Wis., Filo was a four-year letterwinner in football and member of the dean’s list at Wisconsin-La Crosse from 2005-08.
Filo earned his bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2009 and his master’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in 2014.