General | 3/30/2023 9:42:40 AM
March is National Athletic Training Month, and the Empire 8 wants to thank all of the outstanding athletic trainers at its 10 full-time member institutions. During March, athletic trainers across America are being recognized for their commitment to helping people prevent injuries, stay healthy and active and most recently, leading the way with establishing Covid-19 protocols. As health care professionals, they are highly educated and dedicated to the job at hand.
Every athlete will find their way into the athletic training room multiple times during their career regardless of if they need rehab, prehab, or simply to get checked out. The slogan from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) for this year is a direct and truthful statement: "There's An AT For That."
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Ronald Demchak, Head Athletic Trainer/Athletics Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Marley Signorelli, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Athletics Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Letti Hibbard, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Collin Recore, Assistant Athletic Trainer
ELMIRA COLLEGE
* Dave Tomkalski, Head Athletic Trainer
Maria Market, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Co-SAAC Advisor
Kelsey Shonk, Assistant Athletic Trainer
HARTWICK COLLEGE
* Heidi Hoffbauer-Buzzy, Head Athletic Trainer
Eric Luben, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Cody Wamsley, Assistant Athletic Trainer
HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY
Deanna Hand, Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine and Administration/Senior Woman Administrator
Austin Walden, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Shannon Burdick, Assistant Athletic Trainer
KEUKA COLLEGE
Jeff Bray, Head Athletic Trainer/Associate Athletic Director
Phil Rahr, Athletic Trainer
Geena Flickner, Assistant Athletic Trainer
MEDAILLE UNIVERSITY
Andie Hill, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Evyn Nolette, Assistant Athletic Trainer
NAZARETH COLLEGE
Mike Conroy, Head Athletic Trainer
Phil Steckley, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sean Buckley, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Molly Stanley, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Zach Dunbar, Assistant Athletic Trainer
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE
Alex Gilbert, Head Athletic Trainer
Tyler Graber, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Carle McNulty, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Joe Schildwachter, Assistant Athletic Trainer
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Jim Grant, Head Athletic Trainer
Michael Katz, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Hannah Olearnick, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Amber Rice, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sierra Masiello, Assistant Athletic Trainer
UTICA UNIVERSITY
Dan Senif, Head Athletic Trainer
Dawn Corbin, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Joann Zazula, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Gewn Murphy, Assistant Athletic Trainer
* Served in the role since the Empire 8's inception in 1999
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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