Kristina Jeffries joined the Penn State Performance Enhancement staff in August of 2014 as a Performance Enhancement Coach and was promoted to Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement in October of 2021, working with Men’s and Women’s Hockey.
In her time at Penn State, Jeffries has worked with Men’s Soccer, Women’s Rugby, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country and Women’s Lacrosse. While at Penn State she has guided each of the programs she’s worked with too least one conference championship. Most recently, Jeffries helped the Women’s Hockey program to their first ever CHA Conference Championship in 2021 and Men’s Soccer to their first ever Big Ten Conference and Tournament Championship in the 2021 Season.
Jeffries arrived at Penn State after serving as an Assistant Performance Enhancement Coach at Vanderbilt University, where she worked with Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis as well as Men's and Women's Golf (2011-14). Prior to her time a Vanderbilt, Jeffries was a Graduate Assistant at Tennessee State University where she was solely responsible for Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Golf, and assisted with Football and Women's Track and Field (2008-2011).
During her career, Jeffries has helped mentally and physically develop over 30 student-athletes to post-collegiate careers in their sport, including seven MLS Draft Picks, two Olympians, two Women’s World Cup Soccer Players and Two NFL athletes.
The Buffalo, W.V. native graduated from the University of Findlay in 2008, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Strength and Conditioning and an Associate's of Arts Degree in Personal Training prior to completing her Master of Education in Human Performance and Sports Science (2011).
Jeffries is certified through the Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) and is Advance Olympic Lifting Certified (AOLC).
Jeffries and her wife Tabitha live in State College.
Kristina Jeffries