College Athletic Trainers' Society

John Abdou, M.Ed, NBC-HWC

Sr. Associate Athletic Director - Health, Wellness & Sports Performance

UC Irvine

UC Irvine announced the hiring of John Abdou as the Associate Athletic Director for Health, Wellness and Sports Performance in October of 2022.

Abdou comes to UCI after serving as the Chief Sport Performance Officer for USA Water Polo since 2017.  He has been an integral part of USA Water Polo, also holding the position of High Performance Director from 2013-2017. He was a co-chair for the USAWP Task Force on Racial Equity and Reform as well as served on the United States Olympic and Paralympic Council on Racial and Social Justice.

While at USAWAP, Team USA has had unprecedented success. The women's team won gold medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, as well as the men's and women's teams capturing gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, plus nine combined medals at FINA World League Super Finals, Women's World Cups gold medals in 2014 and 2018, and number of combined medals at the World University Games, Junior and Youth International competitions. Abdou has also overseen the growth of the Olympic Development Program, more than tripling the number of athletes involved in the process from start to finish and overseen the development of the nation's first digital water polo coaching manual and Mobile Coaching App., establishing the largest resource for coach development in the world.

Abdou has served as the Executive Director of the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches since 2015, overseeing the growth and development of the organization. He also serves on the FINA Development Sub-Committee, which supports the growth and development of water polo globally. Over the last eight years, he has been the event chairman of international events across the country and globe.

He is an experienced coach, leading UC Santa Barbara as the Associate Head Men's Coach (2011-2013), and at Bucknell (2005-210), coaching both the men's and women's programs.

Abdou comes home to UCI, earning degrees in sociology, psychology, and education in 2001 while competing in water polo for the Anteaters.  He went on to add a master's degree in higher education from Bucknell University in 2012 as well as a certificate in Olympic Nonprofit Leadership at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in 2019.

Michael Ainbinder, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS

Director of Rehabilitation

Georgia Tech

Michael Ainbinder joined Georgia Tech’s sports medicine staff as director of rehabilitation in July 2024.  In his role, Ainbinder implements individualized rehabilitation programs for Tech student-athletes and provides medical coverage at all football games, practices and team events.

Prior to his arrival on The Flats, Ainbinder did a sports physical therapy residency at the University of Cincinnati and NovaCare Rehabilitation, working directly with UC’s athletics teams during the 2023-24 academic year.  His physical therapy student experience included a rotation with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers in 2023.

Prior to entering PT training, Ainbinder’s work experience included stints as a student manager with Indiana’s men’s basketball, a postgrad intern with Wofford men’s basketball, a strength and conditioning intern at Florida and the strength and conditioning coach for Carmel (Ind.) H.S. ice hockey.

Ainbinder is a Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist (2024) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (2021) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition, Ainbinder is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Ainbinder holds degrees from Indiana (B.S. – recreational sports management, 2013; D.P.T. – 2023) and Florida (M.S. – sport management – 2014).

Stephen Bartlinski

Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine

San Jose State University

Bartlinski currently serves as the Director of Sports Medicine at San Jose State.  Prior to San Jose State, he had stints at Stanford, the San Jose SaberCats and in the private sector.

Bartlinski, who attended the San Jose State athletic training program after graduating from Ithaca College, became the head football trainer at Stanford in 2007. He held that role for 11 seasons, developing a reputation as one of the top athletic trainers in the nation.

He was named the Stanford Football Man of the Year in 2008. Bartlinski was invited to speak at numerous national and international conventions, including a concussion management presentation in Japan, the National Athletic Trainers' Association Clinical Symposia in Indianapolis and the International Kinesiotaping Research Symposium in Orlando. Bartlinski co-authored a chapter in The Sports Medicine Field Guide (Spine Injuries, Cervical Spine Injuries) and in 2012 co-authored, with a team of Stanford physicians, a research paper in the American Journal of Sports Medicine on "Acromioclavicular joint injuries in NCAA football: Data from the 2004 through 2009 NCAA Injury Surveillance System."

He left the Cardinal in 2017 to work in the private sector, heading up the PROTEK sports bracing line for Thuasne USA.

Prior to joining Stanford, Bartlinski worked as the head athletic trainer for the San Jose SaberCats arena league football team from 1997-2006. In addition to his duties with the SaberCats, Bartlinski also served as an athletic trainer and physical therapy assistant for Daniels Therapy Services in Mountain View (2000-06) and with Baysport Physical Therapy in Los Gatos (1995-2000).

Bartlinski has also served on athletic training staffs for numerous local and national events, including the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2016 Super Bowl, San Jose Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, USA MotoGP Red Bull Championships, East-West Shrine Game, Pacific Coast Figure Skating Championships, WWE Monday Night Raw, Central Pacific Figure Skating Championships and the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships.

He holds certifications from the APTA, NATA and American Heart Association. He is also certified in orthotics, kinesiotaping and orthopedic bracing.

Abigail Bretzin, PhD

University of Michigan

Dr. Abigail Bretzin is a Research Investigator and member in the Department of Emergency Medicine and member of the Michigan Injury Prevention Center. Before joining the Michigan Injury Prevention Center, Dr. Bretzin completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining advanced training in epidemiology. During her postdoctoral studies, she also completed NIH funded training programs in sleep and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Bretzin earned her PhD in Kinesiology at Michigan State University.

Dr. Bretzin’s research includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically sport-related concussion. Her research examines the epidemiology of concussion and TBI, related health disparities, and long-term outcomes of the injury and repetitive head impact exposure. Dr. Bretzin is also a member of the Data Coordinating Core of the Ivy League – Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study, leading analyses and study dissemination activities. Her research also engages under-represented communities, with attention to male and female differences in sport-related concussion incidence and outcomes.

Darryl Conway, MA, ATC

University of Michigan/Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC

Darryl Conway serves as the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director & Chief Health & Welfare Officer for University of Michigan Athletics, owner of Conway Ventures, LLC, and is Co-Owner / President & Chief Operating Officer of Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM). Darryl holds a Masters’ Degree from Adelphi University (’95) in Sports Medicine and Sports Management and a Magna Cum Laude Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Delaware (’93) in Physical Education Studies and Athletic Training. Darryl is a 2024 inductee into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame & a Fellow within the Athletic Training Academy of the National Academies of Practice (NAP).

In addition to being a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Darryl has worked with various SWAT Teams as their Tactical Medic and Athletic Trainer, and as a volunteer EMT, and has been an American Red Cross first aid, CPR, and AED instructor for 34 years. Darryl is an Adjunct Instructor in the Adrian College Masters’ in Athletic Training Program & is a Courtesy Faculty member in the Florida International University (FIU) Doctorate in Athletic Training (DAT) program. Darryl serves as a Board Member & Executive Committee Member of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, the Korey Stringer Institute Medical & Science Advisory Board, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers Disciplinary Sub-Committee & Rules Sub-Committee, the Board of Certification of Athletic Trainers (BOC) Reinstatement Committee. Darryl has previously served as Chair of the NATA’s Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC), a member of the NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Advocacy (DEIA) Council, a member of the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE), the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) AT Cares Committee, NATA Research & Education Foundation (REF) Development Task Force, the NATA’s Educationalist Community Diversity Recruitment & Retention Work Group, and as Co-Chair of the NCAA’s Diverse Student-Athlete Mental Health & Well-Being Task Force. Darryl also serves as an Instructor Trainer for American Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Courses, an Associate Expert with The Rehberg-Konin Group, a consultant with Stryker, EZ-EAP, & RG Medical Diagnostics, an Instructor & Ambassador with Stop the Bleed, and has worked as an Athletic Trainer at the Winter X Games and various Red Bull extreme events. Darryl has also been involved as a member of the Spine Injury in Sports Group (SISG), a member of the writing groups for the NATA Emergency Action Planning in Athletics Position Statement and the US Lacrosse Spine Injury in Sport Position Statement. Darryl was awarded the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Rene Shingles Diversity Award in 2025, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Athletic Trainer Service Award in 2023, was named as a Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) in 2022, a Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) in 2019 and was recognized by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS) in 2018 with the prestigious Quality of Life Award. Darryl was also recognized by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches Association (WCGA) as the Northeast Regional Administrator of the Year in 2021, as well as received the University of Delaware Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement in 2012.

Sarah Derrenbacher

Founder, Head Leadership & Performance Strategist

Evolveability

“There is a different way of achieving high performance — a way that doesn’t leave us feeling depleted and fatigued from the pressure to perform and instead can heighten our ability to go and grow beyond our limitations, bringing deeper meaning to our lives and skillful mastery of our craft.”

Inspired by the belief that the highest performance doesn’t come from a place of relentless struggle and strain, Sarah Derrenbacher founded Evolveability to guide leaders towards a more fulfilling way of achieving success within their team, organization, and society.

As an established Founder, trusted Leadership & Performance Strategist, and certified behavioral analyst, she is on a mission to re-structure the path to performance.

Since 2015, Evolveability has guided individuals and groups within sports and business to realize their potential and perform well beyond their expectations.

Over the past eight years, Derrenbacher has contributed to over 20 league championships, NCAA tournament runs, and individual record-breakers in sports while helping Fortune 500 companies to outperform and growing small to mid-sized businesses into industry leaders.

From guiding teams out of slumps to accelerating breakthrough moments, Derrenbacher’s proprietary E3 Method™ successfully transforms groups through individual performance coaching and dynamic team sessions.

The first half of her 18+ year career focused on client success and partnerships, where she witnessed the direct correlation between performance and the wellness of individuals, groups, and environments. And Derrenbacher has committed the second half of her career to transformation as she turns high-pressure environments into high-context cultures, fearful groups into motivated teams, and validation-seeking individuals into self assured leaders.

As an advisor for The Heartwork Institute, an organization that informed her own inner-work journey, a board member of the Rochester City Soccer League, and partner of like-minded organizations such as Rising Phoenix, Derrenbacher finds fulfillment in helping others. By embracing awareness and humanness on our own journeys, she believes we can find unconditional joy within ourselves, our teams, and our world.

Derrenbacher attended the State University of New York at Fredonia from 2000-2004 and graduated with a bachelor’s in Communications with a double major in Marketing and Psychology. She is also a certified DISC Behavioral Analyst.

Marsha Eifert-Mangine, EdD, PT, ATC

Mount St. Joseph University

Marsha is an Associate Professor within the Mount St. Joseph University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Her teaching responsibilities include research, therapeutic modalities and extremity orthopedics. Dr. Eifert-Mangine is also a certified athletic trainer through the NATA. Dr. Eifert-Mangine also holds a certification as an Equine Physical Therapist and is expanding her clinical and research interests in the area of equine therapy. She continues to practice clinically treating athletes with lower extremity injuries. She has served as athletic trainer for the U.S. National Diving Team, World Saddleseat Equitation Invitational Team and Beechwood High School.

Christina Fanning, DAT, LAT, ATC, CES, PES, FDN, FMS, ART, Pilates

University of Michigan

Structure with Soul

Christina Fanning is a dynamic and deeply intentional clinical leader with nearly two decades of experience in collegiate athletics and healthcare education. She is the Olympic Sport AT Fellowship Director and Head Athletic Trainer for Women’s Basketball and Golf at the University of Michigan, where she brings vision, structure, and soul. Christina is the type of person who rewrites handbooks and mindsets, sets high bars, and invites others to rise with her — no fluff, just growth. A powerhouse in progress—equal parts strategist, educator, and clinical craftsman.

Christina holds a doctorate in athletic training from A.T. Still University and a master’s and bachelor’s degree in exercise science and athletic training from California University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical philosophy is rooted in biomechanics, manual therapy, and root-cause rehabilitation—all grounded in patient-centered care and a fierce commitment to long-term athlete development.

Known for curating innovative educational frameworks, Christina has developed internships and fellowship curricula, launched immersive mentorship experiences, and facilitated dozens of hands-on workshops for young professionals. Her “Clinician’s Corner” sessions and Transition to Practice Series have helped bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and on-the-ground clinical reasoning.

Certified in a wide range of specialized modalities, including dry needling, active release techniques, Pilates, and muscle energy therapy, Christina pairs clinical depth with an educator’s heart. She’s driven by a growth mindset, effectiveness, creativity, and mentorship, always pushing for better systems and deeper connections within interdisciplinary care teams.

Whether she’s guiding interns through case-based rehab plans, rethinking clinic and department workflows, or digging into clinical and performance data, Christina brings bold ideas and high standards — with just enough warmth to remind you she’s human too.

Christina Gutta, MD

Presbyterian College

Christina Gutta, MD, received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville in 2016. She completed her family medicine residency at Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg, Florida, and then completed primary care sports medicine fellowship at Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Greenville, South Carolina.

Dr. Gutta serves as the assistant program director for PCSM fellowship at Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas and serves as faculty for orthopedic surgery at Prisma Health. Clinically, her areas of interest include musculoskeletal ultrasound, collegiate athletics and mental health in athletes. Since 2023, she has served at head team physician for Presbyterian College, a Division I school in Clinton, SC. In addition, she covers high school athletics and USA Karate events.

Brian Hortz, PhD, ATC

Structure & Function Education

Born in Camden, NJ, Dr. Brian Hortz earned a B.A. in physical education from Denison University, an M.S. in sports medicine from Ohio University, and a Ph.D. in exercise science from Ohio State University.

He served on the athletic training staff at Denison from 1995–2019, including roles as Head Athletic Trainer (1997–2010) and Director of Sports Medicine (2010–2019), while teaching in the Department of Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies and directing the sports medicine program. An early adopter of dry needling with collegiate and high-performance athletes, he has presented nationally and internationally on dry needling, athletic training, ethics, regulation, and health and physical activity.

Dr. Hortz served nine years on the Ohio PTOTAT licensure board, including as Joint Board Chair and Chair of the Athletic Training section. His honors include induction into the Ohio Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame (2018), the NATA Service Award (2015), the BOC Dan Liberia Award (2009), and Ohio Athletic Trainer of the Year (2008). He is a member of the NATA, Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association, and Ohio Athletic Trainers Association.

He is currently an Instructor and the Director of Research and Education for Structure & Function Education.

Jessika Hunt, ATC

UC Riverside

Jessika Hunt was named to the UC Riverside Intercollegiate Athletics Training Staff in the summer of 2007. She joined the Highlanders' program after serving three years as the head athletic trainer at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland.

Hunt started in Emmitsburg in 2004, overseeing the school's 18 varsity sports and serving as the primary trainer for the men's basketball team. Prior to joining "The Mount," she was co-Head Athletic Trainer at Trinity College in Washington, D.C. While working at the Division III program, Hunt assisted all 10 varsity programs and helped develop and implement strength and conditioning programs for the teams and players.

A 2000 graduate of East Carolina University, she also worked in the George Washington athletic training department. She completed her Masters Degree in exercise science in August 2006 from the California University of PA.

Edward Jackson, MD

Georgia Tech

Dr. Edward Jackson, MD is a orthopedic surgery specialist in Smyrna, GA. Dr. Jackson completed a residency at Baylor College Of Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery Residency. He currently practices at Emory Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine and is affiliated with Emory University Hospital.  He serves as a team physician at Georgia Tech.

Bradley Kimble, MEd, ATC, CES, PES

Georgia Tech

Brad Kimble was named associate athletics director for sports medicine/head football athletic trainer at Georgia Tech in March 2024.

In his role at Tech, Kimble oversees the day-to-day operations of Georgia Tech sports medicine and serves as the head athletic trainer for the Yellow Jackets’ football program.

Prior his arrival on The Flats, Kimble spent two seasons as the head football athletic trainer at Boise State (2022-23), where he helped the Broncos to the 2023 Mountain West Conference championship, a win in the 2022 Frisco Bowl and back-to-back Mountain West championship game appearances.

His two seasons at BSU followed five years as the head football athletic trainer at Rice. In addition to directing Rice’s football sports medicine efforts, he also served as an approved clinical instructor (ACI) in the University of Houston’s athletic training master’s program and directed and organized sports medicine coverage for Rice’s 2017 season opener versus Stanford in Sydney, Australia.

Prior to his five-year stint at Rice, Kimble was an assistant athletic trainer at Syracuse (2011-17) and associate athletic trainer at his alma mater, Baldwin Wallace (2006-11). His first stint in the Atlantic Coast Conference at Syracuse primarily included being the lead assistant athletic trainer for football, as well as serving as the head athletic trainer for field hockey and men’s soccer during his time with the Orange. At Baldwin Wallace, he was the head athletic trainer for football, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and women’s tennis.

Kimble’s experience also includes time as a graduate assistant at UAB (2003) and John Carroll (2005-06) and internships with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (minor league baseball – 2001-02), Cleveland Barons (minor league hockey – 2002-03), New York Jets (2003) and Cleveland Browns (2004). His graduate assistantship at John Carroll came as part of a graduate assistantship at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, and also included working as an assistant athletic trainer at Mentor H.S. and a clinical athletic trainer at a physical therapy center.

Kimble has given multiple invited presentations over the course of his career and has been published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the College Athletic Trainers Society and is certified by several professional organizations across wide range of athletic training specializations.

He graduated from Baldwin Wallace in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and fitness management and earned a master’s in exercise science from Cleveland State in 2006.

Elias Levanway

Liberty University

Robert Mangine, PT, ATC

University of Cincinnati

Bob Mangine returned to Cincinnati in 2002 and currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletics Director and Physical Therapy Residence Director.

His current role includes serving as the head trainer for men's basketball, which he began in 2017, and men's golf.

Bob Mangine's extensive experience in the field of athletic training makes him well-suited to recognize and treat injuries as well as advise on their prevention. He supervises a program that addresses the health and well-being of the Bearcats on a year-round basis by drawing from over four decades of experience in sports medicine.

Mangine, who assumed football duties in 2005, began as Director of Rehabilitative Services at the University of Cincinnati in 2002. He has worked with both amateur and professional athletes since 1976, when he first arrived at UC. In 1982, he assisted in the development of the nationally-recognized Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center. After serving approximately 10 years with the organization, he started his own practice which merged with NovaCare Rehabilitation in 1998.

While he was a student at the University of Pittsburgh, Mangine launched his career in athletics training. He served as assistant athletics trainer of the Pittsburgh Condor Basketball Club and as head athletics trainer at the Community College of Allegheny County prior to graduation in 1977.

Mangine served as director of rehabilitation at UC from 1977-80 while earning his master's degree. After two years as an assistant professor of physical therapy at the Medical College of Virginia, he returned to Cincinnati to work in private clinics.

Mangine currently serves as National Director of Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Residency for NovaCare and is President of MBM Consultants, which provides educational management services for physical therapy and occupational therapy professionals.

A 25-year award recipient of the National Athletic Trainers Association, he was the head athletic trainer for the aquatic teams at the 1996 Olympics, and the Goodwill Games of 1986, 1990 and 1998. He is a charter member of the Sports Physical Therapy Section Hall of Fame and the Covington Catholic (Ky.) High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

Christina Murphy, MD

University of Michigan

Dr. Murphy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C. (2010). She completed both her residency training (2013) and a fellowship in sports medicine (2014) with the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine. She has special interests in adolescent medicine, sports medicine and relative energy deficiency in sport/female athlete triad.

Matthew Nerrie, MS, ATC, LAT

Northwestern University

Matt Nerrie joined Northwestern in the Fall of 2021. He is responsible for coordinating concussion care for all students at Northwestern University.

Nerrie is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, where he earned a degree in Sport Science, focused in Athletic Training. He received his Master’s degree from Michigan State University, and has completed advanced certificate training in Sport Neurology and Concussion from A.T. Still University. Nerrie came to Northwestern after 12 years at the University of Washington in Seattle.

His professional interests include concussion rehabilitation, cervical manual therapy, head impact monitoring, and upper extremity rehabilitation. Matt holds certifications in Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen, and is a Corrective Exercise Specialist.

Heather Ontiveros, PAC, DHSc

California Baptist University

Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies

Carter Pallett, MS, ATC

University of Michigan

Senior Associate Athletic Trainer (Women's Soccer)

Jamie Potter, MS, ATC

UC Irvine

Jaime Potter joined UC Irvine Athletics as Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Sports Medicine in October of 2022

Potter served as the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine at Cal State Fullerton prior to joining the Anteaters. She spent nine years in Fullerton arriving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in 2013 before moving into the Interim Director of Sports Medicine role in 2020-21, and assumed the position full time after helping to guide the Titans return during the pandemic.

Along with the organization and administration of the sports medicine team, Potter co-created and oversaw the Athletics Mental Health BIT team and has been instrumental in growing the Titan Athletics Mental Health screens over the past six years in collaboration with the Student Health Center. She collaborated and assisted in the clinical education of master athletic training students since the transition for Cal State Fullerton into a Master's of Science in Athletic Training Program.

While at Cal State Fullerton, Potter also served as Senior Women's Administrator and was a part-time lecturer in Kinesiology. As the SWA, she was the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, served on Big West Council and supported and managed gender equity and Title IX matters. She was the CSUF Chair of the Athletic Equity and a member of the Athletic Advisory Council prior to her departure, and had been a member of the CSUF Mental Health Task Force member from 2019-22.

Potter is a leader among her peers as well. She was a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association's Convention Programing Committee for the last five years that creates and outlines the continuing education for certified Athletic Trainers at the national level.

Potter attended the University of Akron, earning her bachelor of science degree in Science in Education in 2003 and went on to claim a master's in Sports Science and Coaching in 2005.

Ralph Reiff, MEd ATC LAT

Ralph Reiff, a certified athletic trainer and since 1981 Ralph has been athlete focused on the delivery of sports medicine and athlete performance development. His efforts have earned him a national reputation as an innovator and leader.

Ralph started his career as an athletic trainer for Butler University in Indianapolis where he managed the athlete health care, weight room and equipment for all sports. During his second stint at Butler University as Associate Athletic Director, Athlete Healthcare, Performance and Wellbeing he was part of an on-campus Title IX investigation for a direct report employee. In 2023 Ralph was listed as a defendant in Federal Case Doe 4 vs. Butler University.

Ralph was Manager of Athlete Care for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. This selection took Ralph to Atlanta for twenty-two months of planning which included being the co-author of the Medical Operations and Policy Manual.

Designated as a Sagamore of the Wabash by then Indiana Governor Robert Orr for his contributions to the welfare of the citizens of Indiana, Ralph has also been inducted into the University of Indianapolis Athletics Hall of Fame, Butler University Athletics Hall of Fame, Indiana Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame and has also been recognized as a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer from the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Megan Smith, MEd, LAT, ATC

University of Delaware

Athletic Trainer for Men's Lacrosse

Blayne Yarmat, LAT, ATC

Presbyterian College

Athletic Trainer (Baseball & Golf)