Athletic Training
Sports Medicine at Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Important Forms
- Staff Information
- Team Specialists
- Student Athletic Trainers
- Contact Information
IMPORTANT FORMS
All forms must be completed and brought to pre-participation physicals.
| Medical History |
STAFF INFORMATION
| Name Title | E-Mail Address | Phone Number | Sports Responsibilities |
| Warren Young Director of Sports Medicine | warren_young@tamu-commerce.edu | (903) 468-3193 | Football Men's & Women's Golf |
| Kjerstin Gardner Assistant Athletic Trainer | kjerstin_gardner@tamu-commerce.edu | (903) 468-3035 | Women's Soccer Cross Country & Track and Field |
| Dustan Thrift Assistant Athletic Trainer | dustan_thrift@tamu-commerce.edu | (903) 468-3035 | Football Men's Basketball |
| Tye Burch-Bowser Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer | tyeburch_bowser@tamu-commerce.edu | (903) 886-5553 | Volleyball Women's Basketball |
TEAM SPECIALISTS
| Dr. Russ Birdwell, MD – General Surgeon |
| Dr. Bruce Byrne, MD – Hand Surgeon |
| Dr. Drew Dossett, MD – Neck/Spine Surgeon |
| Dr. Marc McDaniel, DDS – Dentist |
| Dr. Scott Pierce, MD – Interninst |
| Dr. Ron Perone, MD – Internist |
| Dr. Chris Royer, MD – Foot/Ankle Specialist |
STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS
| Lacey Allen |
| Danielle Amos |
| Felicia Benavides |
| Shawnda Brown |
| Jerica Coleman |
| Cornella Draper |
| Keenan Ervin |
| Cody Flatt |
| Tim Neal |
| Heather Rigal |
| Drew Robinson |
| Vangie Simeal |
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
| Field House Treatment Center | (903) 886-5578 |
| T-Lounge Satellite Training Room | (903) 886-5579 |
| Ambulance Service | 911 |
| Campus Security | (903) 886-5864 |
| University Student Health Clinic | (903) 886-5853 |
| Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville | (903) 408-5000 |
IMPORTANT NOTES
The sports medicine staff at Texas
A&M-Commerce is dedicated to preventing injury, rapidly
diagnosing and treating injury, in addition to maximizing athletic
performance. Director of Sports Medicine Warren Young is assisted
by full-time, cerified and licensed athletic trainers Kjerstin
Gardner and Dustan Thrift; certified and licensed graduate
assistant athletic trainer Tye Burch-Bowser and 20 student athletic
trainers.
The T-Lounge Athletic Training Facility is located in the
southwest corner of Memorial Stadium. This is mainly utilized by
the football and the men’s and women’s
cross-country/track & field teams.
The Lions largest treatment facility is located in the
A&M-Commerce Field House. At the Field House, available
equipment includes: cryotherapy, hydrotherapy, moist heat,
electrical muscle stimulation and ultrasound. A&M-Commerce
student-athletes also perform rehabilitation at the local Physical
Therapy Clinic.
LINK TO ATHLETIC TRAINING CURRICULUM:
