Inside the Program: How LSU, Penn State & Texas Tech Use Whistle to Drive Performance
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Time: 10:00am CT / 11:00am ET
What This Webinar Is About:
Three performance practitioners. Three programs competing at the highest level of college athletics. One honest conversation about what it actually takes to keep athletes healthy, ready, and performing when it matters most.
This is a webinar where we will dive into each program to better understand how Whistle helps coaches at LSU, Penn State, and Texas Tech drive success on the field, on the hardcourt and in the weight room. Coaches will share what they're tracking, what's changed for them by using Whistle, and what they wish they'd known sooner.
Whether you're a current Whistle customer looking to get more out of the platform, or you're evaluating performance intelligence tools for your program, this session is built for you.
What You'll Get Out of it
- Real operating detail, not talking points how three power conference programs structure their day-to-day readiness and monitoring decisions
- Practical takeaways you can bring back to your own program regardless of sport or roster size
- A candid look at what's worked, what hasn't, and what these practitioners would do differently starting today
- A live product walkthrough covering what's new with Whistle and how it fits into a program like yours
Meet the Panel
Aaron Uzzell Assistant Athletics Director Strength & Conditioning at Texas Tech University
Aaron Uzzell is a strength and conditioning coach with 29 years of experience in the field of strength and conditioning. He is SCCC certified through the CSCCa and is recognized as a MSCC, master strength and conditioning coach. He started his career at Texas Tech University working there from 1996-2016. He left Tech and had his own facility where he trained professional athletes during their off-season along with local athletes, collegiate and high school. From 2019 to 2025 he worked at Frenship Highschool where he built out their strength and conditioning department for all their sports. Recently he returned to Texas Tech as the Assistant AD Director of Strength and Conditioning. He has trained over 2500+ athletes during his career, ranging from golf, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and football. There have been several of his athletes play in the NFL, CFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, European Basketball League, and European Volleyball League. He has produced several All-America recipients, 2-time Biletnikoff Award recipient, Sammy Baugh Trophy recipient, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award recipient, and Heisman Trophy candidates. He has had 3 quarterbacks throw for over 5000+ yards in a single season. One did it 2 years in a row. The teams he trained at Texas Tech under Coach Leach set numerous NCAA records.
He is a big proponent of the evolving world of strength and conditioning with the implementation of VBT, GPS wearables and testing protocols with his programs in order to increase athletic performance for the athlete.
He is a 1997 graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science. Uzzell and his wife, Amy, have twin sons, Aiden and Archer, who attend Texas Tech and a daughter, Allie, who attends Frenship Highschool.
He is a big proponent of the evolving world of strength and conditioning with the implementation of VBT, GPS wearables and testing protocols with his programs in order to increase athletic performance for the athlete.
He is a 1997 graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science. Uzzell and his wife, Amy, have twin sons, Aiden and Archer, who attend Texas Tech and a daughter, Allie, who attends Frenship Highschool.
Ashley Kowalewski Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Louisiana State University
Ashley Kowalewski is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at LSU, where she works with Olympic sports, primarily volleyball and women's tennis. Her background includes extensive work with overhead and rotational athletes, while her broader experience across softball, baseball, soccer, gymnastics, swimming and diving, golf, and track and field reflects a proven ability to adapt and deliver across diverse performance demands.
Kowalewski, known as AK in the field, is recognized for developing athletes at all levels of training experience, with particular success in building foundational movement competency and long-term performance habits. Her impact has contributed to high-level team success, including back-to-back Women's College World Series appearances with Arizona softball (21', 22') and a historic Elite Eight run (2025) and SEC Tournament finalist finish (2026) with LSU women's tennis.
A trusted presence within her department, she regularly steps into expanded roles to support programs in transition while contributing to intern education and staff collaboration. She holds her CSCS through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is actively engaged in the profession through speaking and committee service.
Kowalewski, known as AK in the field, is recognized for developing athletes at all levels of training experience, with particular success in building foundational movement competency and long-term performance habits. Her impact has contributed to high-level team success, including back-to-back Women's College World Series appearances with Arizona softball (21', 22') and a historic Elite Eight run (2025) and SEC Tournament finalist finish (2026) with LSU women's tennis.
A trusted presence within her department, she regularly steps into expanded roles to support programs in transition while contributing to intern education and staff collaboration. She holds her CSCS through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is actively engaged in the profession through speaking and committee service.
Ben Moortgat Director of Speed and Performance Science at Penn State University
Ben Moortgat is Penn State's Director of Speed and Performance Science, a new role he stepped into after following head coach Matt Campbell over from Iowa State, where he spent the 2025 season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. A native of Brussels, Belgium, Moortgat came to Ames after two seasons at Houston, where he led strength programs for tight ends, running backs, quarterbacks and specialists as the team transitioned into the Big 12. He worked under head coach Willie Fritz for five seasons total, including a stint at Tulane from 2021-23, with earlier stops at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Central Arkansas, and Georgia, plus an internship with Oregon in 2019-20 where he first crossed paths with current Penn State strength director Reid Kagy. He earned his bachelor's degree from Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer in 2015 and a master's in exercise science from Central Arkansas in 2018.