University of Georgia Athletics
Men's Basketball
Cory Eakins
- Title:
- Sports Nutritionist
- Email:
- cory.eakins@uga.edu
Cory Eakins joined the UGA Athletic Association staff in September 2025 as a Sports Nutritionist working with the men's basketball, men's golf and women's tennis programs.
Eakins came to Georgia after serving in a similar role at Baylor from 2022-25. He worked with the men's basketball program throughout his tenure in Waco and also coordinated efforts for the women's basketball program (2022-24), volleyball (2022-23), soccer (2023-24) and men's golf (2024-25) teams.
Eakins served as a nutrition coordinator and nutrition associate manager for Aramark at Western Kentucky University from 2019-22. There he managed both the Hilltopper Nutrition and WKU Sports Nutrition programs.
His professional experience also includes stints as vice president of MNT, Inc. from 2018-19 where he implemented a wellness program for a local business and managed seven LTC (long term care) facilities; as a clinical dietitian for the Western Kentucky Veterans Center from 2016-18; and as an MNT nutritionist for the Hopkins County Health Department from 2015-2016.
Eakins earned two degrees from the University of Kentucky – his bachelor's in Dietetics and his master's in Nutritional Sciences. A member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, Eakins holds certifications as a ServSafe Food Protection Manager and in hologic DXA.
Eakins came to Georgia after serving in a similar role at Baylor from 2022-25. He worked with the men's basketball program throughout his tenure in Waco and also coordinated efforts for the women's basketball program (2022-24), volleyball (2022-23), soccer (2023-24) and men's golf (2024-25) teams.
Eakins served as a nutrition coordinator and nutrition associate manager for Aramark at Western Kentucky University from 2019-22. There he managed both the Hilltopper Nutrition and WKU Sports Nutrition programs.
His professional experience also includes stints as vice president of MNT, Inc. from 2018-19 where he implemented a wellness program for a local business and managed seven LTC (long term care) facilities; as a clinical dietitian for the Western Kentucky Veterans Center from 2016-18; and as an MNT nutritionist for the Hopkins County Health Department from 2015-2016.
Eakins earned two degrees from the University of Kentucky – his bachelor's in Dietetics and his master's in Nutritional Sciences. A member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, Eakins holds certifications as a ServSafe Food Protection Manager and in hologic DXA.
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