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Dillon Frees joined the Cincinnati athletics department as its first-ever Director of Performance Nutrition in June 2022.
Dillon’s works with men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s track & field, men’s and women’s cross country, and men's golf. He is responsible for overseeing the Performance Nutrition staff and overseeing the strategic nutrition direction of all student-athletes on campus.
Frees joins the Bearcats from Ohio State, where he served as a performance nutrition graduate intern from 2021-22 in their performance nutrition department. He was the primary oversight for the men's soccer program and worked extensively with the football team. In addition, he spent time with the baseball team and assisting with the food operations side of performance nutrition during his time as a Buckeye.
Frees joined Ohio State in 2019 as a performance nutrition volunteer where he aided with the fueling needs of the men's basketball and ice hockey programs.
Frees also had the pleasure of being a dietetic intern for the Ohio State Crane Sports Medicine Institute in 2021. He performed 1-on-1 nutrition consultations and RMR testing with a variety of recreational and elite-level athletes.
A native of Loveland, Ohio, Frees is a member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Sports and Human Performance Nutrition dietetic practice group.
He is a registered and licensed dietitian and a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Additionally, he is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has three-plus years of experience working as a personal trainer for a variety of populations from high school athletes to older adults.
Frees is a 2019 graduate of the University of Mount Union, where he earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science with a minor in chemistry. He earned his master's degree in medical dietetics with a focus on sports nutrition from Ohio State in 2022.
Dillon’s works with men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s track & field, men’s and women’s cross country, and men's golf. He is responsible for overseeing the Performance Nutrition staff and overseeing the strategic nutrition direction of all student-athletes on campus.
Frees joins the Bearcats from Ohio State, where he served as a performance nutrition graduate intern from 2021-22 in their performance nutrition department. He was the primary oversight for the men's soccer program and worked extensively with the football team. In addition, he spent time with the baseball team and assisting with the food operations side of performance nutrition during his time as a Buckeye.
Frees joined Ohio State in 2019 as a performance nutrition volunteer where he aided with the fueling needs of the men's basketball and ice hockey programs.
Frees also had the pleasure of being a dietetic intern for the Ohio State Crane Sports Medicine Institute in 2021. He performed 1-on-1 nutrition consultations and RMR testing with a variety of recreational and elite-level athletes.
A native of Loveland, Ohio, Frees is a member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Sports and Human Performance Nutrition dietetic practice group.
He is a registered and licensed dietitian and a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. Additionally, he is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has three-plus years of experience working as a personal trainer for a variety of populations from high school athletes to older adults.
Frees is a 2019 graduate of the University of Mount Union, where he earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science with a minor in chemistry. He earned his master's degree in medical dietetics with a focus on sports nutrition from Ohio State in 2022.