Christian Van Buren is in his second season as a graduate assistant strength coach for women's tennis and men's and women's track.
Van Buren graduated in 2018 from Northwestern State University with a degree in health and human science.
While at NSU, he lettered in football from 2013-15. He went to Arkansas Tech University for Health, PE and Wellness Science from 2016-17 before heading back to NSU.
Van Buren interned at Colorado State for football strength and conditioning the summer of 2018. He assisted weight training linebacker, running back and defensive back groups. The Pineville, La., native also assisted with return-to-play athletes in their recovery training and with NFL player training prior to training camp.