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Matt Yates

Yates assumed the title of Head Athletic Trainer in July 2018 after serving the previous two years as an assistant trainer. Prior to Randolph, Yates spent two years at crosstown Liberty University as a graduate assistant.  While with the Flames, Yates worked primarily with two different teams.  He assisted the football team in his first year, before helping the track and field program during his second year.  Yates also served as the head team leader at the Gatorade Summer Camps in the summer between his two years at Liberty.

Prior to LU, Yates attended Gardner-Webb University, majoring in Athletic Training.  While majoring in the field, he served two years within the G-WU athletic training department, gaining valuable experience.  During the summers, he interned with Carolina Panthers of the National Football League and Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer League.

Yates is also a member of several regional and national organizations.  He is a member of the Virginia Athletic Trainers Association (VATA), the North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association (NCATA), Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA) and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).

Yates attained his B.S. in Athletic Training from Gardner-Webb in May of 2014.  He recently earned a Master of Public Health degree in Nutrition from Liberty.