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Sibrel Named Head Athletic Trainer, Gillespie and Kleber Join Staff

Article reposted from UVAWiseCavs
Author: Darrell-Dingus Ely

UVa-Wise announced the promotion of Dana Sibrel to the position of Head Athletic Trainer and the addition of Rachel Gillespie and Francis Kleber to the athletic training staff.

Sibrel will enter her fourth year at the College this fall after spending the last three years as an assistant athletic trainer at the school. A native of Cannelton, Indiana, Sibrel obtained a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University before adding a master’s degree in health promotion from Concord University.

In addition to overseeing athletic training efforts for all 13 programs offered by the College, Sibrel will serve as the primary trainer for the sports of volleyball and baseball. Prior to coming to UVa-Wise, she worked with the volleyball, men’s soccer and baseball programs at Concord. Certified in the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions, she is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association, West Virginia Trainers Association and Mid-Athletic Trainers (District 3).

Gillespie comes to UVa-Wise after completing her master’s degree at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. While there, she worked with the school’s football, softball and women’s basketball programs.

A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Edgewood, Ohio native is also an American Heart Association BLS Provider. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Miami University (Ohio) in 2014.

Kleber recently completed a year stint with the New York Jets of the National Football League where he assisted with preventative and rehabilitative services, worked closely with baseline concussion testing, used advanced hydration strategies using various products and assisted with digital weight charting and wellness review programs.

Kleber obtained a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Rowan University in 2014 before adding a master’s degree in exercise and sport studies from William Patterson University in 2016. The Beach Haven, New Jersey product is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is certified by the American Heart Association in first aid, CPR and AED.

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Texas A&M International University Hires Costa

Article reposted from Texas A&M International Dust Devils
Author: Tim Fairhead

The Texas A&M International University Sports Medicine office announced the hiring of Sarai Costa on Thursday.

Costa joins the Dustdevils after earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training from University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

With over 1,000 hours in a clinical setting Costa will bring a wealth of experience to TAMIU. Most recently, Costa served in the clinical rotation at Thomas Edison High School in San Antonio where she worked with the Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Baseball, Track, and Tennis programs. Costa has been a member of the National Athletic Training Association since 2015.

During her time at UIW, Costa was a five time member of the Dean’s List. Costa was a member of multiple organizations including, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2014-present), Society of Leadership and Success (2016-present), Iota Tou Alpha Honor Society (2016-present), Kappa Gamma Pi Honor Society (2017-present), and the Athletic Training Society (2016-present). Her academic accomplishments allowed her to earn the PACE Peer Award for Clinical Excellence.

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Nathan Quebedeaux Named Head Athletic Trainer At Tulane

Article reposted from TulaneGreenWave.com
Author: TulaneGreenWave.com

Nathan Quebedeaux has been hired as head athletic trainer at Tulane University, according to an announcement by the department of athletics on Monday.

Quebedeaux will oversee Tulane’s entire athletic training staff, and will work primarily with the Green Wave’s football program.

Prior to his arrival at Tulane, Quebedeaux joined the Southeastern Louisiana athletics staff in August 2015 as assistant athletics director for sports medicine where he was the day-to-day contact for the Lions’ football program.

A Hammond native, Quebedeaux returned to Louisiana after spending two and a half years at Temple as an assistant athletic trainer from 2013-15. During his time with the Owls, he provided treatment, rehabilitation, evaluation and coverage for the university’s football, soccer, baseball and softball teams.

Prior to a stop at Vanderbilt as a term professional athletic trainer from 2012-13, Quebedeaux was a resident assistant athletic trainer for two years at the University of South Florida, where he worked withthe Bulls’ football, tennis and dance teams, as well as the cheerleaders from 2010-12. During his time at USF, he was named the Don Joy Resident Athletic Trainer of the Year.

Quebedeaux also spent the 2009 season with the National Football League’s Detroit Lions as a certified athletic training intern.

Quebedeaux received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2009 from Nicholls State, where he played baseball for the Colonels. He later earned his master’s degree in exercise science in 2012 from South Florida.

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Waxahachie High hires new director of sports medicine

Article reposted from Waxahachietx.com Daily Light
Author: Marcus S. Marion 

Waxahachie ISD unanimously approved the hire of Edrian “E.J.” Hairston for its director of sports medicine position during a school board meeting on June 26.

The hire comes after a five-month absence at the position.

“E.J. possesses all of the qualities we were searching for in our new director of sports medicine,” WISD Athletic Director Greg Reed said. “He is confident, rich in knowledge and experience and a great communicator. Adding him to the mix with our current assistant athletic trainers Nikki Furgerson and Alex Vega will bolster the quality of care students receive and peace of mind that parents and coaches want.”

WISD’s new hire spent eight years as an associate athletic trainer and associate director at the University of North Texa, handling the daily operations of the athletic training room and working with men’s basketball and golf programs. He also assisted in football operations.

Hairston, a Lexington, N.C. native, spent five years as a graduate assistant at North Carolina State University and worked two years each at Stetson University (Fla.) and Western Carolina University. He helped manage operations for soccer, basketball and strength and conditioning as an associate athletic trainer at both locations before accepting the position at North Texas.

He said meeting his wife, a Houston native and an athletic trainer at Texas Christian University, was what brought him to the Lone Star State and Waxahachie’s doorstep.

“It was my wife, Valerie (Tinklepaugh-Hairston). Yeah, I moved here for a girl,” Hairston said. “She had the [athletic trainer] position my last year at Stetson before she took the job at TCU and when I came to visit her in Houston, I said to myself ‘I’ve got to get out here.’”

He said he didn’t think he’d land a position in Texas after his first attempt to break into the high school circuit.

“I applied to every high school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and never got a callback,” Hairston said. “I couldn’t understand how I could be a NCAA Division I athletic trainer and a high school wouldn’t give me a look. It so happened the UNT men’s basketball position came open and they offered me the job that day. It worked out. God must have been looking out for me.”

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Salerno Hired at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville

Article reposted from RiverBender.com
Author: RiverBender.com

The SIUE Athletic Training Department announced the addition of Ryan Salerno to its full-time staff.

Salerno returns to SIUE after earning his master’s degree in 2016 in exercise and sport psychology. He previously was a graduate assistant athletic trainer from August 2014 to May 2016.

His major assignments will be to work with the women’s soccer and baseball programs.

“Ryan worked with wrestling, women’s soccer and baseball while he was a graduate assistant,” said SIUE Head Athletic Trainer Gerry Schlemer. “We expect he will be able to step in right away.”

Since completing his graduate assistantship, Salerno served as the head athletic trainers for the Normal Cornbelters in 2016 and as an athletic trainer for Midwest Orthopedic Center in 2016 and 2017.

Prior to SIUE, Salerno attended Illinois State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training. In addition, he worked with several of the athletics teams at Illinois Wesleyan University.

He worked as an intern with J. Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camps in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Oregon. Salerno also volunteered for the Special Olympics.

Salerno is a native of Orland Park, Illinois.

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Bailey Draheim Named Assistant Athletic Trainer

Article reposted from Washington University of St Louis
Author: Washington University of St Louis

Washington University in St. Louis head athletic trainer Rick Larsen has announced the hiring of Bailey Draheim as assistant athletic trainer.

Draheim replaces Jacob Blasingame, who left WashU after a five-year stint to return to physician assistant school.

She returns to the Danforth Campus after serving a one-year Athletic Training Student Clinical under Larsen and his staff during the 2016-17 school year. Draheim earned her master’s degree in athletic training from St. Louis University in 2017, and also received her bachelor’s degree in exercise science from SLU in 2016.

While completing her bachelor’s degree, she served as an athletic training student at SLU for basketball and baseball in 2016. Draheim also had stints with Nike Elite Basketball Camp (2016), Performance Orthopedic and Sports Therapy (2016) and Westminster Christian Academy (2015), in addition to working the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2016 and 2017.

Draheim is assigned to cover women’s soccer, swimming and diving and baseball, in addition to assisting with football. She has a CPR/First Aid Certification, and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

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Kenny Boyd Joins Baylor Athletics

Article reposted from BaylorBears.com
Author: BaylorBears.com

Baylor University Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades continues his progressive restructure of the athletics program with the addition of Kenny Boyd. Boyd will serve in a new role as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Health and Wellness beginning July 9.

“Student-athlete wellness is at the heart of our Preparing Champions for Life mission, and I am thrilled to have Kenny Boyd lead us in this area,” Rhoades said. “He and his family embody our Christian ideals and, under his guidance, I have no doubt that we will be trendsetters nationally in terms of student-athlete wellness in and out of the athletics arena.”

The newly created position pushes Baylor to the forefront nationally in the area of student-athlete wellness and care. In the innovative role, Boyd will oversee the execution and expansion of athletics performance, applied performance, sports medicine, physical therapy, nutrition and mental health programs. By placing these areas under the direction of one individual, Baylor will be able to enhance the student-athlete well-being experience across all 19 athletics programs.

“I feel blessed and honored to join the Baylor family and assume a role centered on student-athlete health and wellness,” Boyd said. “My wife, Ellen, and I are excited to move our family back to Texas and be a part of Mack Rhoades’ vision for the athletics department. I want to thank Mack for giving me the opportunity to execute his mission, and also Dr. Mario Ciocca, Larry Fedora, Bubba Cunningham and the great people at UNC for their support in this process and over the past three years.”

Boyd spent the last three years at North Carolina as the head athletic trainer for the football program. While serving as a member of the Executive Sports Medicine Staff Committee, he worked to develop and revise concussion management, emergency action and heat illness policies. Boyd’s work as a preceptor for CAATE, NCAA-Department of Defense Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium (CARE) and creation and implementation of a Fusionetics movement efficiency program helped him earn Athletic Trainer of the Year recognition by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in June 2015.

Before North Carolina, Boyd served as an associate athletic trainer at Texas for 11 years. As the head football athletic trainer, he provided care for Longhorn student-athletes and facilitated institutional, conference and NCAA drug testing. Boyd coordinated a lecture series for sports medicine continuing education and served as a guest lecturer and approved preceptor for CAATE.

Boyd also worked on sports medicine staffs at Colorado, Mississippi State and Northwestern. While with the Buffs, he worked with men’s basketball, football, golf and tennis programs and served as the student program coordinator.

Boyd earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Sciences specializing in Athletic Training from the University of Florida in 1998 and a Master of Science in Sport Administration from Mississippi State in 2000. While pursuing his master’s degree, Boyd served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the football team and coordinated rehab with the team’s physical therapist.

Boyd is an active member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, where he has served on several professional committees. Highly regarded as a leader in the profession, he presents at symposiums and offers certification courses often.

Boyd, who grew up in Pensacola, Fla., and his wife, Ellen, have three children, Taylor, Macy and Owen.

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Brian Wiese Named Central Michigan’s Assistant AD of Sports Medicine

Article reposted from Central Michigan Athletics
Author: Central Michigan Athletics

Brian Wiese, a trainer with extensive collegiate and professional experience and who has been with Central Michigan Athletics the past year, was appointed the assistant athletic director of sports medicine by Interim Director of Athletics Marcy Weston.

Wiese’s new role begins Monday, July 3, and he will supervise the trainers and coordinate the sports medicine program, including budgeting, recruitment and overseeing athletic training services for all CMU Athletics programs.

“Brian has been a leader since he arrived at CMU,” Executive Associate Athletic Director of Sport Administration Cristy Freese said. “His energy is infectious, and his drive to provide the highest level of care for our student-athletes is a seamless match with the rest of our sports medicine staff.”

Wiese, joined CMU Athletics in 2016 as the associate head athletic trainer for football and baseball. He will continue to serve as the lead trainer for football.

Before coming to CMU, Wiese was an assistant athletic trainer at East Carolina University for three years. He also was a graduate assistant working with the football, basketball and rifle teams at the University of Kentucky from 2011-2013. He earned his master’s degree in athletic training from Kentucky.

Wiese earned his bachelor’s degree from Hope College, where he played basketball before deciding to pursue a career as an athletic trainer. He interned with the New York Giants athletic training staff in 2009 and 2010.

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Softball Standout Returns to UWSP to Head Up Athletic Training Department

Article reposted from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Author: Wisconsin Stevens Point

Former UW-Stevens Point softball standout Melissa Wenig (pronounced WHEN-ig) has been appointed the Director of Sport Medicine at her alma mater, UWSP Director of Athletics Brad Duckworth announced today (June 20).

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to return to UWSP,” said Wenig. “It is a privilege to once again be a part of an athletic department with such a powerful legacy. I am excited and thankful to be able to give back to the program that taught me what it is to be an athletic trainer. Returning to UWSP is like coming home.”

Wenig joins the Pointers athletic training department after four years at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee.  The last two years she was the head of the department following two years as an assistant athletic trainer.

Prior to joining the staff at Cardinal Stritch, Wenig worked at Illinois State University as a graduate assistant, where she obtained her Master’s Degree in Athletic Training.

Wenig received her Bachelor’s Degree in athletic training from UWSP, where she also was a member of the softball team for four years.  Her senior year as a Pointer, she hit .351 with a team-high 33 RBI to earn All-WIAC honorable mention honors.  She also led UWSP in runs batted in as a junior with 26.  All four seasons at UWSP, Wenig was a member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll.

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Jordan Named Head Athletic Trainer at Bethany College

Article reposted from Bethany Swedes
Author: Sara Blackburn

The Bethany College Department of Athletics announces the hiring of Lauren Jordan M.S., MAT, ATC, as the new head athletic trainer for the Swedes.

“Lauren has a strong educational background and depth of experience that will set her up for success at Bethany College,” Dean of Athletics and Student Development, Dane Pavlovich said. “It was very evident throughout her application and interview process that Lauren was the clear choice to work with our athletics department.”

Jordan comes to Bethany after finishing her education at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. There, she earned her Masters of Athletic Training, while working in several different roles as a TTUHSC graduate athletic training student.

Jordan worked for the track and field and cross country teams at South Plains College where she carried out various responsibilities associated with NJCAA athletics, evaluated and treated athletes, supervised and taught athletic training students, and did the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the athletic training facilities. She worked at Lubbock Sports Rehab where she collaborated with the clinic staff to treat patients. This treatment type ranged from wound care to end-stage rehab. Finally, Jordan worked for South Plains College to execute host athletic training duties for the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National meet.

In addition to this clinical work, Jordan has also been a student presenter at the West Texas Sports Medicine Society Inaugural Symposium in 2017 and worked the Buffalo Springs Ironman in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Jordan also assisted medical personnel in the clinical evaluation and classification of athletes at the Paralympic Swimming Technical Classifier, as well as working with an Olympic Opportunity Grant where she worked with wounded, ill, and injured military individuals, teaching them adaptive sports.

Along with her Masters of Athletic Training, Jordan earned an M.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Adapted Physical Activity from Texas Women’s University in 2013. Jordan did her undergraduate coursework at Oklahoma Baptist University where she graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Pre-Allied Health with an emphasis in rehab, earning a minor in Biology.

“I am excited to begin this new chapter in my professional career working with a talented group of athletes, coaches, and educators,” Jordan said. “I plan to be supportive of my athletes both on the court and field, as well as the classroom and community of Lindsborg. This position will provide me the opportunity that I have been seeking to have a positive impact on student-athletes and I look forward to working with everyone.”