PRESTON SYKES
PERFORMANCE COACH
PRESTON’S BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
As a Performance Coach at AP, Preston draws on his background as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), his experience coaching at the collegiate level, and his career as a multi-sport collegiate and high school athlete to help young athletes develop the strength, speed, and discipline needed to compete at the next level.
Preston also currently serves as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Indiana Wesleyan University, where he works with student-athletes across the Wildcats' athletic department. He serves as a Performance Coach Rep for AP's adjacent software company, Weight Room Coach, where he helps coaches and advanced PE instructors structure and simplify strength and conditioning programs for their student-athletes.
Preston earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Indiana Wesleyan University, where he played defensive back and was named team captain for the Wildcats football program. As a junior in 2024, he was named All-MSFA Mideast First Team and recognized as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
A Frankfort, Ohio native, Preston was a standout dual-threat quarterback and defensive back at Adena High School, where he led the Warriors to their first Scioto Valley Conference title and Gold Ball since 2010. As a senior, he was named First Team All-Ohio, Division IV Southeast District Player of the Year, and SVC Defensive Back of the Year, while also helping the Adena basketball program capture its first district title in decades.