University of Connecticut Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition
- Email:
- med13029@uconn.edu
Mariel Dritsas was hired as the assistant director of sports nutrition at UConn in the summer of 2024. She is the lead dietitian for the UConn football, swimming and diving, tennis, golf, baseball and softball programs.
Dritsas responsibilities include collaborating with team coaches and support staff while completing group education on various sports performance topics. She works with the teams on body composition testing and analysis and evaluating and recommending appropriate sport performance supplements. She also assists with the transition for athletes back to play after injury/surgery. She also oversees the interns and football fueling station.
She came to UConn after working with the Chicago Cubs organization, first as a sports dietitian intern from May through September of 2023. She was elevated to the minor league performance dietitian with the Cubs in December of 2023 before coming to UConn.
Dritsas earned her bachelor of science degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2018 in nutrition and dietetics. She earned a master's of science in clinical nutrition from Rutgers University in 2022 while beginning her career as a dietetic intern with the Scarlet Knights.
She is a registered dietitian and ServSafe certified and is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and CPSDA.
