James Frazier started his role as the Crimson's director of strength and conditioning in February 2009.

Frazier oversees all strength and conditioning aspects for the nation's largest Division I athletic department, with about 1,200 student-athletes.

Frazier came to Harvard from the University of Iowa, where he worked with the Hawkeyes football program for two seasons while earning a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University.

No stranger to the Ivy League, Frazier is a 2006 graduate of Brown University, where he earned a degree in business economics and human biology. Frazier was a four-year football letterman at Brown, serving as team captain as a senior while helping the Bears to a 9-1 record. Frazier played defensive end as a junior, earning All-Ivy honors. He moved to linebacker as a senior and repeated as a first-team all-conference selection.

Prior to his stint at Iowa, Frazier served as a strength and conditioning intern with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.