Mckel Major

McKel Major

  • Title
    Graduate Assistant Coach
McKel Major is in his first season as graduate assistant on the Northwestern State strength and conditioning staff.

Major comes to NSU after graduating in December 2023 from the University of South Carolina Upstate, earning cum laude honors (3.5 GPA) in exercise and sports science.

Major spent the 2023-24 academic year as an intern in the USC Upstate sports performance department. He assisted in the implementation of strength and conditioning plans for USC Upstate’s baseball, men’s soccer, track and field and men’s basketball teams as well as USC Upstate’s varsity cheer team.

He spent the summer of 2024 as an intern with the University of South Carolina football strength and conditioning staff.  

Throughout his time as an undergraduate, Major worked as an intramural sports associate at USC Upstate and served as the interim assistant director of intramural sports in 2022. 

A native of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Major is pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration at Northwestern State. Â