UMass-Lowell Strength Coach Wins Lance Vermeil Award

Richard James Meldrum, sports performance coach for the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, won the Lance Vermeil Award at the CSCCa National Conference in Orlando, Fla. The Lance Vermeil Award was established in 2012 and was developed in partnership with MF Athletic/Perform Better in memory of Lance Vermeil, who was an extremely qualified and dedicated young strength and conditioning coach. Coach Vermeil was committed to the profession of collegiate strength and conditioning, and most importantly, to serving and protecting the student athlete.