Chris Grautski enters his seventh season on The Hill and first season as the Director of Sport Performance. He spent the previous six seasons an assistant strength and conditioning coach, working primarily with the football team. He also works as the team's pro liaison.
Grautski has helped guide the Holy Cross football team to five consecutive Patriot League titles and four FCS playoff berths.
Grautski joined the Crusaders after serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Assumption College for a year and a half. He also spent three seasons as an assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coordinator for multiple programs at Assumption from 2013-2015. In football, Grautski coached numerous All-Region defensive linemen.
Prior to his time at Assumption, Grautski was the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for two years. He was previously the defensive line and strength and conditioning coordinator at Fitchburg State University for two seasons.
Grautski began his strength and conditioning career as an intern at Holy Cross in 2008-2009, assisting with the football, field hockey, men's basketball, men's ice hockey and men's lacrosse teams.
Grautski has been certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (CSCS), USA Weightlifting (USAW Level 1), Precision Nutrition (PN1), the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI Level 1), Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR Level 1 & 2) and the American Red Cross (CPR & AED).
A 2009 graduate of Worcester State University with bachelor’s degree in health science, he was a four-year starter on the defensive line for the Lancers, serving as a team captain for two years. Grautski went on to earn his master’s degree in leadership and management from Fitchburg State in 2013.
