Lewis Caralla

Lewis Caralla was named the Owls head strength and conditioning coach in December of 2024 after two seasons as Charlotte’s Director of Strength and Conditioning. Caralla has directed the strength and conditioning programs at five FBS programs (Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Buffalo, Louisiana-Lafayette, and North Texas) and in 2023, he was one of 27 coaches to be named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), the highest honor in the profession. He was named Football Scoop's 2018 Strength Coach of the Year during his time at Buffalo. Prior to coming to Charlotte, Caralla spent 2019-22 as the Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at Georgia Tech. Before his time in Atlanta, Caralla was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Buffalo in 2018 following stints as Director of Strength and Conditioning at Louisiana-Lafayette (2016-17) and North Texas (2015). Caralla served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Michigan for three years (2012-14), at Mississippi State for one (2011) and at Georgia Tech. His career began with an internship at South Florida in 2007. He was an intern at Virginia in 2008 and became a graduate assistant at Mississippi State in 2009-10. Originally from Tarpon Springs, Fla., Caralla graduated with a bachelor's degree in wellness and corporate fitness from Defiance (Ohio) in 2008. He was a two-time all-conference running back and also earned academic all-conference accolades twice. He received a master's degree in kinesiology from Mississippi State in 2010. Caralla and his wife, Lori, have three children: Marshall, Ali and Ava.