Miami University's Athletic Training Program
Celebrating 2009 National Athletic Training Month 
One of the top priorities for the Miami sports medicine staff is to ensure that all student-athletes attain the highest potential for safe and effective participation in their chosen sports. This includes prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, utilizing the latest techniques and equipment.
The main goal of the training staff is to prevent an injury from occurring. This involves getting to know the athletes and determining what factors could predispose them to injury, then acting to improve the situation. This process could include anything from routine taping to strengthening exercises for a chronic problem.
Despite all precautions, injuries occur, and when they do, the qualifications of the Miami athletic training staff truly become apparent. Regardless of the severity of the injury, the athletic trainers are prepared to give immediate quality evaluations and treatments for the condition. When the athletes return to competition, they do so after completion of a personally designed rehabilitation program with the goal of getting the athlete back to pre-injury status as quickly as possible.
Benefiting from one of the finest training rooms in Division I athletics, Miami's athletes are cared for with muscle stimulators, ultrasound, whirlpools and other state-of the-art rehabilitation equipment. The resources do not end with the equipment, however; the staff of 10 certified athletic trainers and 30 Athletic Training students have established one of the best sports medicine programs in the country.
Miami's sports medicine department is directed by head trainer Gale Newton, who is aided by assistant trainers Jennifer Beardslee, Dave Donnelly, Jason Eckerle, Paul Eversole, Megan Shaw, Misao Tanioka, Rebecca Way, Amy Whitman and Mike Young.
| GALE NEWTON, MEd., ATC/L HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Newton, who is originally from Glasgow, Montana, received an undergraduate BS in Physical Education and Athletic Training from the University of Montana in 1976. He earned his MEd. from Miami University in 1977. His responsibilities at Miami include football, insurance coordinator and the athletic training room budget. |  |
| JENNIFER BEARDSLEE, MEd., ATC/L SENIOR ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Beardslee, who is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, earned her BS in Exercise Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1994. She went on to earn her MEd. in Health and Physical Education from Wright State University in 1996. Beardslee's responsibilities at Miami include women's basketball, men's cross country and men's track & field. |  |
| DAVID DONNELLY, MS, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Donnelly hails from Rochester Hills, Michigan, and earned his BS in Exercise Science, with an emphasis in Athletic Training, from Penn State University in 1996. He earned his Master's Degree in Exercise Science from Miami University in 2000. Donnelly's responsibilities at Miami include football and women's indoor track & field. |  |
| JASON ECKERLE, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Eckerle hails from Jasper, Indiana, and earned his BS in Athletic Training from Ball State University in 2002. Prior to Miami he served an internship at the University of South Carolina. His responsibilities at Miami include ice hockey and men's golf. |  |
| PAUL EVERSOLE, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Eversole came to Miami after serving as the strength and conditioning coach and athletic trainer at Mason High School. He had previously served as the director of sports performance at Middletown Regional Hospital Eversole's responsibilities at Miami include baseball and women's tennis. |  |
| MEGAN SHAW, MS, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Shaw, who is originally from Vallejo, Calif., earned her BA in Athletic Training from Azusa Pacific University in 2004. She then went on to earn her Master's Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Toledo in 2006. Shaw's responsibilities at Miami include Cheerleading and the Synchronized Skating teams. |  |
| MISAO TANIOKA, MA, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Tanioka hails from Tokyo, Japan, and earned her BS in Physical Education from Nippon Taiiku Daigaku in 1999. She went on to earn her MA in Athletic Training from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2003. Tanioka's responsibilities at Miami include women's soccer and men's swimming and diving. |  |
| REBECCA WAY, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Way is originally from Okeana, Ohio, and earned her BS in Athletic Training and Sport Organization from Miami University in 2002. Prior to returning to her alma mater she served an internship at Coastal Carolina University. Her responsibilities at Miami include volleyball and women's swimming and diving. |  |
| AMY WHITMAN, ATC/L ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Whitman, a 2000 graduate of Miami with degrees in education, health and sport studies and zoology, has recently completed course work toward a master's in health promotion and education at the University of Cincinnati. Whitman previously served since 2001 as Head Athletic Trainer at Turpin High School in Cincinnati. Whitman's responsibilities at Miami include field hockey and softball. |  |
| MIKE YOUNG, ATC/L, M.ED ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Young is a 1997 graduate of Franklin College in Indiana, where he earned a B.A. in athletic training. He went on to earn a master's in exercise science from Campbell University in North Carolina in 2000. Young had most recently served as an assistant athletic trainer at Stetson University since 2000. Young's responsibilities at Miami include men's basketball and women's cross country and track and field. |  |
 Dr. Steve Dailey Dir. of Sports Medicine |
 Dr. Doug Ross Team Physician |
 Dr. Ron Hess Team Orthopedic Surgeon |
 Dr. Todd Elwert Team Chiropractor |
 Mark Cristell Physical Therapist |
