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Billy Napier hires Cleveland Browns dietitian to Gators nutrition staff

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New Gators staff member Rachel Adamkowski. (UAA Communications)

Rachel Adamkowski has joined Florida’s nutrition staff as a football performance dietitian, first-year coach Billy Napier announced Tuesday.

Adamkowski spent the 2021 season in the role of performance nutrition for the Cleveland Browns. She was a sports nutrition intern at North Carolina from 2019-21 and in the same position at Duke in 2018. Adamkowski worked at UNC with Kelsee Gomes, Florida’s new director of sports nutrition.

A native of Raleigh, N.C., Adamkowski graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of exercise science and was a sports nutrition intern for four years. She later earned her master’s in public health from UNC in 2021.

Adamkowski joins the Gators Army

Adamkowski is the 51st hire announced by Napier, though Corey Bell has since joined FIU’s staff as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. Adamkowski is the 34th off-the-field staffer for the Gators.

Sean Spencer (co-defensive coordinator/defensive line), Patrick Toney (co-defensive coordinator/safeties), Corey Raymond (cornerbacks), Mike Peterson (outside linebackers) and Jay Bateman (inside linebackers) are the defensive coaches on staff.

Rob Sale (offensive coordinator/offensive line), Jabbar Juluke (running backs), Darnell Stapleton (offensive line), Keary Colbert (receivers) and William Peagler (tight ends) round out the coaching staff.

A pair of analysts who will assist the on-field coaches are Ryan O’Hara (quarterbacks – Napier) and Jamar Chaney (linebackers – Peterson).

Additionally, Napier has tapped Mark Hocke to run the strength and conditioning program. Hocke will be joined by Joe Danos, Karmichael Dunbar, Tiger Jones, Edward Thompson and Alex Watkins.

“We’re going to hire an army of people here. We’re going to create an infrastructure not only in the personnel department but also from on-campus recruiting, creative media, name, image, and likeness. We’ve got a great vision for the organization that we’re going to create here,” Napier said during his introductory press conference.

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