William Paterson University Athletics

AJ Mott was named the new Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at William Paterson in September 2024.

Mott, a native of Wayne, N.J., arrived at WP with nearly a decade of experience in the strength and conditioning field at the collegiate level.  

He returned to the collegiate ranks following a two-year stint at DePaul Catholic High School where he served as the assistant athletic director, dean of students, head wrestling coach and junior varsity baseball coach.

Prior to his time at DePaul Catholic, he spent one year as the head strength and conditioning coach at Lebanon Valley College from 2021-22. Before Lebanon Valley, Mott was at Western Colorado University where he was the head strength and conditioning coach. He worked with the football, wrestling, women’s basketball and cheerleading programs. His responsibilities included overseeing programming, weight room scheduling, and enhancing athlete movement patterns among others.
 
Mott has earned several professional certifications from a variety of respected health organizations, including USA Weightlifting Level One Coach, NSCA: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and CPR/AED.
 
He also gained experience as the head strength and conditioning coach at FDU-Florham from 2016 through the summer of 2020. He designed, implemented, and oversaw strength and conditioning programs for all 19 sports and performed day-to-day tasks for the Devils. While working in Madison, N.J., Mott also obtained his master’s in sport administration.
 
In 2016, Mott worked as an Olympic strength and conditioning assistant at the University of North Carolina and spent that summer as a strength and conditioning football spotting intern at the University of South Carolina.
 
Mott graduated from Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2015 earning a bachelor's in health promotion with a concentration in kinesiology. He was a member of the wrestling team and was named an NAIA Daktronics Academic All-American. He additionally earned the Champion of Character Award, as well as the Kinesiology and Health Promotion Outstanding Senior Academic Achievement as a senior.