Maryellen Carrigan was promoted to Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition in January 2025, having previously served as the Olympic Sports Nutrition Coordinator from June 2023 to December 2024. A licensed registered dietitian, Maryellen joined Hurricane Athletics in July 2022 as an Olympic Sports Nutrition Fellow. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Miami in 2013. After graduating, Maryellen relocated to New York, where she completed her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at NYU in 2015.
Maryellen’s philosophy is such that food is fuel, but also cultural, familial, and deeply personal. An avid member of the Miami endurance training community, Maryellen’s favorite place to run is the Rickenbacker Causeway.
