Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Viktor Boyd is starting his eighth season as the football strength and conditioning coach at Coastal Carolina University.

The 31-year-old Boyd previously served as the assistant strength coordinator at Catawba College in 2000, helping develop a team that went 14-1 and advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. Following that, he served as a graduate assistant at Clemson for the 2001-02 school year, working primarily with the women[apos]s soccer and men[apos]s tennis team and assisting with several other teams, including the football and track teams.

A 2000 graduate of Catawba College with a bachelor[apos]s degree in recreation, Boyd lettered in football for current Coastal Carolina Head Coach David Bennett. Prior to that, Boyd attended Southern Wayne Senior High School, lettering in football, swimming and track. Graduating in 1996, he was named Lineman of the Year as a senior and held the school record in the shot put and discus.

Born in Okinawa, Japan, Boyd and wife Terah live in Socastee with their son King (3) and daughter Queen (1).