Staff
Coordinator of Sports Nutrition
Allyssa Harrington
Email: ah953@cornell.edu
Allyssa Harrington is a Registered Dietitian, and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. Allyssa earned her bachelor's degree in Communications/Sports Broadcasting from SUNY Fredonia, where she also earned a minor in Athletic Coaching. While at SUNY Fredonia, Allyssa was a 4-year varsity Track and Field Athlete, competing in sprints and hurdles. Allyssa went on to earn her Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Marywood University (Scranton, PA), where she completed her Master's Thesis on sports nutrition for adolescent athletes. After completing her dietetic internship through the Coordinated Program at Marywood, she worked as a clinical dietitian, as well as the sports dietitian for a local Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness center in Ithaca.
Services
Individual Nutrition Education/Counseling
All Cornell Student Athletes are eligible for one-on-one nutrition education/counseling to address their nutritional or fueling concerns. Referrals for individual support are best facilitated through an athlete's athletic trainer. If this is not feasible, please email Allyssa Harrington at
ah953@cornell.edu directly.
Team/Group Education and/or Fueling Plans
For teams that are interested in scheduling a performance nutrition team talk or developing a training focused fueling plan, please email Allyssa Harrington at
ah953@cornell.edu
Chocolate Milk Refuel Program
CSN has partnered with Cornell Dairy to provide chocolate milk to refuel student athletes after scheduled strength and conditioning sessions at Friedman Strength and Conditioning Center. This is limited to organized training sessions overseen by a member of the S&C coaching staff.
If teams are interested in providing additional chocolate milk after team training sessions please contact your sport administrator to discuss your team's needs.
Supplement Review
All nutritional supplements provided for Cornell Student Athletes must be pre-approved by the coach or support staff member interested in providing the supplement by Allyssa Harrington by emailing the request to
ah953@cornell.edu.
All athletes taking nutritional supplement should also obtain approval for all supplements through the same process.
More details on the supplement approval process can be found in the Cornell University Student Athlete Handbook or on the
policy webpage.
