Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball team assistant coach Kevin Gilter’s wife, Katelyn, has a decade of experience in the fitness industry.
Presently, Katelyn has been serving as a trainer at Burn Boot Camp since August 2022 in New River Valley.
She and Kevin had recently moved to the New River Valley because he got a job with the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team.
Katelyn began her fitness journey as a Franchise Developer for Pure Barre’s corporate team. During her time there, Katelyn realized she belonged to the gym side of the business.
Thereafter, Katelyn completed her ACE Personal Trainer certification. Now she has ten years of experience in the industry.
A South Carolina native, Katelyn has moved several times following Kevin’s coaching moves.
In 2019, when he joined Virginia Tech as an assistant under head coach Mike Young, they relocated from Spartanburg to the New River Valley area in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Now they are relocating back to Spartanburg as Kevin was announced as Wofford’s new head men’s basketball coach on September 22, 2025, replacing Dwight Perry.
Kevin Giltner and Katelyn, a Married Couple of 8 Years, Have Two Daughters!
Although precise details surrounding their relationship remain unknown, Kevin and Katelyn were in a relationship by 2015 at the latest.
That year, Kevin posted about a home-cooked meal of shrimp and grits that Katelyn made for him, calling her “Twitterless Katelyn” in a lighthearted way.
This suggests they had been dating for some time by then, as they already shared everyday moments like cooking together.
Kevin proposed to Katelyn in October 2016. He shared the news via Twitter, writing:
SHE SAID YES!!! Happiest man in the entire world!
Kevin Giltner
SHE SAID YES!!! Happiest man in the entire world! pic.twitter.com/1dLqxt9KQM
— Kevin Giltner (@CoachGiltner) October 9, 2016
Later, Kevin and Katelyn married on August 12, 2017, in a beautiful ceremony at the Crest Center and Pavilion in Asheville, North Carolina.
Family and friends came together for the wedding vows, followed by a party with speeches, a first dance to “All On Me” by Devin Dawson, and dances with parents.
Katelyn danced with her father to “You’ve Got A Friend” by James Taylor, and Kevin danced with his mother to “Have I Told You Lately” by Rod Stewart.
Wofford head coach Kevin marked their fifth anniversary in 2022 with a message about looking forward to many more years together. He wrote:
Cheers to an amazing 5 years with the best yet to come!
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Cheers to an amazing 5 years with the best yet to come! pic.twitter.com/15R3tKtUAB
— Kevin Giltner (@CoachGiltner) August 12, 2022
After four years of marriage, Kevin and Katelyn welcomed their first daughter, Finleigh Banks Giltner, on December 15, 2021.
Kevin shared the news on social media, noting she weighed 9.2 pounds and measured 21.5 inches at birth.
Likewise, the couple expanded their family of three to four with the arrival of their daughter, Emersyn Giltner, in late 2023 or early 2024.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- As both a player and coach at Wofford, Giltner has been part of all five Southern Conference titles in program history.
- He helped coach Wofford to its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory in 2019, upsetting Seton Hall 84-68, and guided star Fletcher Magee to the NCAA record for most career three-pointers.
- After graduating from Wofford in 2012, Giltner played professionally for one season with Keflavik in Iceland, gaining international experience before returning to coaching.
