ToriBonno

Tori Bonno joined the University of Kentucky in July of 2026 and serves as the performance dietician for football, baseball and men’s golf. Bonno, a registered dietician, brings experience in collegiate and professional sports nutrition to support student-athlete health and performance.

Bonno will be tasked with assisting in all nutritional aspects of the football program, including individualized counseling and assessments and gameday fueling strategy. She will also contribute to pre- and post-practice hydration and nutrition, along with mean planning for student-athletes.

A Mason, Ohio, native, Bono earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics with a concentration in Sports Nutrition from the University of Cincinnati in 2023 and completed her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition at Cincinnati in 2026.

Prior to joining Kentucky, Bonno spent more than two years with the University of Cincinnati Performance Nutrition department, first as an intern and volunteer before serving as the football nutrition fellow. In that role, she developed and delivered performance nutrition education, provided fueling and hydration support for practices and games, coordinated team meals and travel nutrition, managed fueling station operations, and collaborated closely with athletic trainers, strength and conditioning staff, and coaches to optimize student-athlete performance.

As part of her dietetic internship, Bonno gained experience with the Cincinnati Bengals Performance Nutrition staff, where she developed individualized hydration strategies, assisted with body composition assessments, and worked alongside an interdisciplinary performance team. She also completed clinical and foodservice rotations at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, broadening her expertise in medical nutrition therapy, patient care, and foodservice management.

A former collegiate soccer player at Murray State University, Bonno understands firsthand the demands placed on student-athletes and is passionate about helping them maximize performance through evidence-based nutrition, recovery and hydration strategies.