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Eileen McAllister begins her second season as the Head Coach for the cross country program at SIUE in 2010. McAllister was most recently the assistant coach for the program. SIUE named McAllister its Strength, Conditioning, and Training Coach, prior to the 2008-09 season. McAllister holds a certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as a Level II Endurance certification from USA Track and Field. She also is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a health and fitness instructor. She is responsible for the organization, administration, and development of effective conditioning programs for all of SIUE's intercollegiate athletic programs. McAllister works with individual student-athletes to provide regular assessments and the monitoring of conditioning activity. She also works with coaches, student-athletes, and athletic trainers, demonstrating a concern for the health, safety, and welfare of SIUE's student-athletes. McAllister previously has been a personal trainer at The Fitness Edge in St. Louis, and also has been a part of SIUE's athletic staff in several different capacities. She has been an assistant cross country coach, head cross country coach, and assistant track and field coach since 2004. She also served as an assistant cross country and track and field coach as well as a personal trainer and exercise program specialist at the University of Miami. McAllister holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from Washington University in 1999. She also assisted the track and field and cross country programs at Washington University in 2000-2001. McAllister later earned a master's degree in exercise physiology from the University of Miami in 2008.