SMU Athletics

Marc Soltis joined the SMU strength & conditioning staff in September of 2013. During his first two years on the Hilltop, he directed all strength & conditioning efforts for women's basketball and men's swimming & diving, as well as assisting with football and men's soccer. Soltis’ current role at SMU has evolved to include all football training. He continues to lead men’s swimming & diving training and has trained women’s golf over the last two seasons. Soltis is also responsible for managing the strength and conditioning intern program, and maintains a focus on recovery and regeneration for all student athletes, becoming a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance in 2016.

Prior to his arrival in Dallas, Soltis served as graduate assistant strength coach at Marshall University, working primarily with men's and women's basketball as well as servicing several other Olympic sports. Prior to his time at Marshall, he interned at Baylor.

Soltis received his Bachelor's degree in psychology from Iowa State University after playing football for the Cyclones. He received another Bachelor's degree in kinesiology and health from Iowa State in 2012. Soltis received his Master’s degree in exercise physiology from Marshall University in 2017. He is certified by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, Yoga Alliance, and the American Heart Association.

Marc and his wife Ashley live in Dallas with their daughter, Danica.