Troy Jorgensen begins his first year as director of the Missouri Southern strength and conditioning program. Prior to Southern, Jorgensen  spent the past four years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Jorgensen worked directly with football, softball, women's swimming, gymnastics, men's soccer and men's basketball. During his tenure, UCLA won ten NCAA National Championships, went to four bowl games, the Softball World Series, and the Final Four.

Prior to UCLA, Jorgensen spent three years at Utah State as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was responsible for softball, women's soccer, gymnastics, track and field, tennis and assisted with football and men's basketball.

Jorgensen is certified by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He graduated from Missouri Western in 1994 with a BS in exercise science, where he was also a four year letter winner in football.