University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Men's Basketball
Matthew Frakes
- Title:
- Associate Director of Sports Nutrition
- Email:
- matthew.frakes@louisiana.edu
- Phone:
- (337) 482-6433
Matthew Frakes currently serves as the Associate Director of Sports Nutrition after joining the Louisiana Athletics staff in April 2019.
Before joining the Ragin’ Cajuns, Frakes served as the Assistant Sports Dietitian at the University of Mississippi from 2017-19, where he worked with Olympic Sports. Several of his former Rebel student-athletes are current Olympians, as well as professional athletes in the MLB and PGA.
From 2015-17, Frakes worked as a Sports Dietitian at a private practice. He worked with collegiate and professional athletes on their athletic performance goals, including athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLS. During this time, Frakes also worked as a Clinical Dietitian in a hospital setting, working with patients on medical outcomes.
Frakes earned his bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and master’s degree in Food and Nutrition from Bowling Green State University in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He competed in football as a linebacker for the Falcons from 2009-10.
An Ohio native, Matthew and his wife, Kassandra, have a son, Kingston. Frakes is a Registered Dietitian with the Committee on Dietetic Registration. He holds his CSCS through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Frakes is also currently pursuing his PhD in Nutrition from the University of Mississippi. He conducts research on the relationship between dietary intake and concussion recovery.
Before joining the Ragin’ Cajuns, Frakes served as the Assistant Sports Dietitian at the University of Mississippi from 2017-19, where he worked with Olympic Sports. Several of his former Rebel student-athletes are current Olympians, as well as professional athletes in the MLB and PGA.
From 2015-17, Frakes worked as a Sports Dietitian at a private practice. He worked with collegiate and professional athletes on their athletic performance goals, including athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLS. During this time, Frakes also worked as a Clinical Dietitian in a hospital setting, working with patients on medical outcomes.
Frakes earned his bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and master’s degree in Food and Nutrition from Bowling Green State University in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He competed in football as a linebacker for the Falcons from 2009-10.
An Ohio native, Matthew and his wife, Kassandra, have a son, Kingston. Frakes is a Registered Dietitian with the Committee on Dietetic Registration. He holds his CSCS through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Frakes is also currently pursuing his PhD in Nutrition from the University of Mississippi. He conducts research on the relationship between dietary intake and concussion recovery.
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