Football
- Title:
- Sports Dietician
- Email:
- dayna.mccutchin@ttu.edu
Dayna McCutchin enters her sixth season working with the Texas Tech football program in 2017 after being named the athletics department’s first-ever sports dietitian in 2013.
In her role, McCutchin has overseen the implementation of a wide-ranging dietary program for each of Texas Tech’s 17 sports. This includes pre and post-workout meals as well the training table locations at both the Frazier Alumni Pavilion and United Supermarkets Arena.
McCutchin graduated with honors from Texas Tech in May 2010 with a degree in Nutritional Sciences and proceeded to start her master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences in the summer of 2010. She then completed the Texas Tech Dietetic Internship in June 2011, and Master’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences in May 2012. She is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and serves as a preceptor for Texas Tech University Dietetic Internship’s sports nutrition rotation. With the knowledge gained from her education and experience, McCutchin brings several skills and competitive advantages to Texas Tech.
McCutchin is a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Licensed Dietitian with the State of Texas. She is a member of the Texas Association of Nutrition and Dietetics, Lubbock Association of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sports and Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition practice group, Weight Management Nutrition practice group, Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association, American College of Sports Medicine member, Exercise, Athletics, Strength Academy Member, and National Academy of Sports Medicine Member. She was recognized as the Young Dietitian of the Year for 2016 by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She also received Texas Tech’s athletic department’s administrator of the year award in 2016, which is voted on by student-athletes.
McCutchin, a graduate of nearby Idalou High School, married Zach McCutchin from Levelland, Texas, in September 2010. The couple has one son, Max.
