Ben Morales

Ben Morales is the Sports Science Project Coordinator within the School of Kinesiology and LSU Football. Morales's main role is in facilitating NFL sports science research collaborations relating to player health and performance. This is made possible through the integration of athlete monitoring and game analytics methods to examine changes in athlete performance, through collaborations between Athletic Training, Performance Innovation, and Athletic Development.

During his time at Indiana State University, he was a sports scientist assisting with the development of the athlete monitoring programs for Men's Basketball and Football. He also was an instructor teaching the Biomechanics Labs for the Undergraduate Exercise Science program.

Morales completed his Master of Arts in Physical Education-Exercise Science at Indiana State University in 2022, and his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a minor in Kinesiology at Lamar University in 2019. He is currently working towards completing his Doctorate in Kinesiology at LSU. His research involves the application of data science techniques in sports science, and human performance to examine ways of improving assessment processes in human movement utilizing machine learning and other applied statistical methods.

Morales is certified through the National Strength & Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) following being a strength and conditioning intern with Lamar University Football, while additionally assisting with other Olympic Sports during his time as an intern.

He was a part of the SLC Cross Country Championship winning teams in 2016, 2017, and 2019, and competed in the 400, 800, and 4x400 relay in the track & field season. He has four Top 10 finishes in his career including being a part of the winning 4x400 relay team at the 2017 Howie Ryan Invite.