ASU Trailblazer: Glenn Revell · Angelo State University Alumni Association ASU Trailblazer: Glenn Revell ASU Trailblazer: Glenn Revell Class of 2016, M.Ed. in Coaching, Sport, Recreation and Fitness Administration Email Copy Link Glenn Revell uses what he learned while wearing football and rugby gear to benefit those who wear more formal uniforms – U.S. military personnel. A 2016 ASU graduate, Revell started his higher education at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, where his discipline and drive carried him through NCAA Division III football and then four years as a professional player in the Arena Football League. After those years defined by athleticism and competition, he saw graduate school at ASU as an opportunity to study the science behind performance, with the goal of helping others reach their potential. While he had already experienced the physical side of sports, at Angelo State he began to understand what drives human performance from the inside out. Today, he channels that same curiosity into his work as a clinical research associate with the Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. There, he helps translate complex scientific findings into practical programs that support human performance and resilience across military and community settings. His work supports readiness and recovery programs that help service members optimize physical and mental performance, drawing on the same discipline that defined his time at Angelo State. “The opportunities ASU gave me were too good to not take advantage of.” “The first thing ASU taught me was to say yes to opportunities and to bring opportunities to people you think would benefit from them,” Revell said. One professor who had a profound impact was Dr. Jordan Daniel, who persistently encouraged Revell to join ASU’s Coaching, Sport, Recreation and Fitness Administration master’s program. “Thank goodness he did,” Revell said. “It opened countless doors for me and manifested at a crossroads in my life.” While earning his master’s degree, Revell got a blend of both practical and theoretical knowledge. He split his time between the classroom and the weight room, training student-athletes as a strength and conditioning intern while also assisting in ASU’s Human Performance Lab. He also spent hours in the lab conducting various tests and scans to measure the student-athletes’ endurance and assess their body compositions – experiences that would later form the basis of his coaching philosophy. Being around those high-performing athletes gave him “a look under the hood” at the components that make a team successful. ASU strength and conditioning staff during Revell's graduate assistantship (L-R): Glenn Revell, Clay Bewely, Head Coach Chad Herring and Tyler Pinke Revell’s classroom experience at ASU also proved to be invaluable during his coaching career, giving him the ability to explain his training methods, which helped him earn his athletes’ trust. “I could explain the ‘why’ behind the training and correlate it to the performance improvements it was designed to elicit,” he said. Additionally, Revell learned communication skills at ASU that he still applies daily. A particularly rigorous course taught by Drs. Jordan Daniel and Susan Keith pushed him to his limits, with constant rewrites and public feedback building his resilience and sharpening his communication under pressure. “The first thing ASU taught me was to say yes to opportunities and to bring opportunities to people you think would benefit from them.” “Communication is commonly viewed as a soft skill,” Revell said. “But once you get into the real world, you realize if you can’t communicate across a broad spectrum to a variety of stakeholders, you are generally ineffective.” His ASU journey began as an unpaid volunteer intern, then a paid graduate assistant, and eventually as head strength and conditioning coach at a top NCAA Division II institution – all before graduating. But it wasn’t all work and no play for Revell at ASU. Having been a competitive athlete for all of his life, he couldn’t stay away from the field, so he joined the Ram Rugby Club – a decision that would add another championship to his college career. The team went undefeated and claimed the 2016 National Small College Rugby Organization Lonestar Conference title, defeating St. Edward’s University 74–53 in the final. That victory not only earned ASU a spot in the national playoffs, it gave Revell a new appreciation for how collective effort and accountability shape successful teams. “It was great to be back on a field, playing a new sport, making new friends and having new experiences,” he said. “It was a unique opportunity that offered insights and experience into the logistics of running a team from the organizational side.” That season also deepened his respect for what it takes to build trust within a team, a principle that followed him onto ASU’s strength and conditioning coaching staff, where he saw firsthand how the smallest gestures could redefine leadership. Revell (far right) and Head S&C Coach Chad Herring (front left) celebrate with Rambelles softball players after they joined the “500 Club,” marking a combined 500 pounds lifted across key exercises. “A practice that Chad Herring, the head S&C coach, utilized is embedded in my memory,” Revell said. “He would say ‘please’ when instructing athletes – something I hadn’t seen done previously. Now I realize he was leading from a place of collaboration and humanization rather than compliance and subordination.” That type of mentorship Revell received at ASU continues to also influence how he leads and serves others. Now living in San Antonio, he supports his community through programs like Leadership San Antonio and the United Way Emerging Leaders. He also serves as an honorary commander for the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing. What began on the field and in the lab has evolved into a career and life defined by connection and purpose. Revell’s work now reaches far beyond athletics. Through it all, he still credits ASU for giving him the foundation to say yes to experiences that changed his life. “The opportunities available to me at, and because of, ASU were too good to not take advantage of.”