Staff Directory

Ellie Spencer

Title:
Director of Sports Nutrition
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Ellie Spencer was named the Director of Sports Nutrition for The University of Tulsa Athletic Department in April 2026.
She rejoins the Golden Hurricane family after spending the last two years at the University of Colorado Boulder.
At Colorado she Led individualized nutrition care for the Colorado Buffaloes football team through comprehensive assessments, one-on-one consultations, and group education sessions to support performance and recovery.
Spencer also directed all aspects of performance fueling, including menu planning, catered meal coordination, travel nutrition logistics, and game day fueling strategies.
Before heading to Colorado, Spencer was the Assistant Director of Football Nutrition at the University of Miami.
She spent one year as the Director of Sports Nutrition at TU during the 2023-24 season.
Spencer came to Tulsa following one year at TCU where she first began her tenure as a fueling station co-manager for TCU athletics in June 2022, where she managed TCU’s primary fueling station. Six months later, Morgan moved into the role as a football performance nutrition intern, helping provide nutritional counseling for athletes.
Spencer also worked an internship at Fueled & Well Nutrition in Plano, Texas, while working at TCU.
Before that, Spencer was a nutrition intern at the University of North Dakota from January to March 2022.
Spencer was a cross country & track student-athlete at North Dakota before moving into her nutritionist’s role.
Spencer earned her bachelor’s degree in dietetics (2022) and master’s degree in nutrition (2023), both from North Dakota.