Utah State University Athletics

Dalton Elliott is in his first year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Utah State’s football team after serving as a graduate assistant for USU last year.

Elliott came to Utah State from LSU, where he served as a strength and conditioning intern during the summer of 2018. Prior to that, he was a strength and conditioning intern at South Dakota.

The native of Nicolett, Minn., was a four-year letterwinner at linebacker at the University of Sioux Falls, helping the Cougars reach the playoffs in three-consecutive seasons, and a conference championship in 2016. Elliott was voted by his teammates as a member of the unity council to represent teammates in meetings with the team’s head coach.

Elliott, who double-majored in exercise science and psychology, graduated from Sioux Falls in December of 2018. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is USAW-1, RPR Level I and CPR/AED certified.