Jace has been with Houston Methodist since 2008. His undergrad degree is from East Texas Baptist University and his graduate degree is from the University of Texas at Tyler. Prior to Houston Methodist he worked with Memorial Hermann Hospital, Ross S Sterling high school and Hardin Jefferson ISD. Outside of his regular duties Jace has also worked with the Rodeo Houston Sports Medicine and East-West Shrine Bowl. As part of the athletic trainers organzations Jace is part of the Texas ICE Task force, and is the SWATA chair. He and his wife Deidre live in the Houston area with their daughter Jacyee.

Nicholas Grahovec has been an athletic trainer at Benedictine University since 2009, and became head athletic trainer in 2010. While overseeing the entire BenU Sports Medicine Department, which includes Sports Performance, Grahovec serves as the athletic trainer for Football, Softball, Men’s Volleyball, and Track and Field. In addition, Grahovec currently serves as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Athletic Trainers Standing Committee Chair. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Exercise and Sports Studies program. Prior to coming to Benedictine, Grahovec was the head athletic trainer for Kishwaukee College and also the Durable Medical Equipment Coordinator at Midwest Orthopaedic Institute in Sycamore, Illinois. He also served as an outreach athletic trainer for ATI Physical therapy. Grahovec is a 2006 graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois where he received degrees in Biology and Psychology. He received his master's degree in athletic training from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio in 2008. He is currently working on his doctoral degree at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He and his wife Amanda reside in Lisle, Illinois. The couple has three children, Audrey Kaitlin, Adalyn Grace, and Abigail Nichole. They are expecting their fourth child in May.

Jeff Hopp is in his 12th year as the Blue Devils athletic trainer. Along with caring for the MCS athletes, he also supervises the student athletic trainer program, giving Marietta High School students the opportunity to get hands on sports medicine experience. Prior to joining the Blue Devils medical staff he spent almost 7 years providing outreach athletic training coverage to several Cobb and Cherokee county schools for Resurgens Orthopedics. He was the head athletic trainer for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe from 1995 to 1997 after working with the Minnesota Vikings in 1994 as an assistant athletic trainer. Along with his full time duties, he was part of the medical staff for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and served as the medical coordinator for the 2007 US National Paralympic Track and Field Championships. He has traveled with numerous US National Team Handball teams to various international tournaments including World Championships in Besancon, France in 2001. In 2008, he ventured into the world of small business ownership with the inception of Sports Performance and Athletic Training Services, LLC. He has served as president, vice president, treasurer, and secondary schools representative for the Georgia Athletic Trainers Association and is currently serving as the chairman for the Georgia Concussion Coalition. He is a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato (BS – Athletic Training) where he met his wife Julie, an anatomy teacher at North Cobb High School. They have been married for 17 years.

Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences. She received her PhD in Athletic Training from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, UT, Master of Science Degree in Recreation and Sport Sciences with a concentration in Athletic Training from Ohio University, and undergraduate degree from Slippery Rock University. Kim currently provides athletic training services to the student-athletes of SRU and teaches courses in the undergraduate athletic training program.

He joined the University of Sioux Falls athletics staff in the spring of 2010 as the head athletic trainer and head strength and conditioning coach. Mathers oversees all aspects of athletic training and strength & conditioning for all sports at USF. Mathers is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) licensed in both Iowa and South Dakota and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS) from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Mathers received national recognition in his first season with USF. Following a fall season that saw the Cougar football program go 13-1 to finish as the national runner-up, he was named the Samson Equipment/American Football Monthly "Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year". The award is given to a coach at the NFL, college and high school levels, with Mathers receiving the 2010 award for the NAIA. Before USF, Mathers was in Sioux City, Iowa, where he served as the Director of Power and Performance Programs from 2000-2010. He was also an athletic trainer at the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopedics, and Spine (CNOS) in Dakota Dunes, SD. At CNOS Mathers was responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for as many as 20 different high school and college strength and conditioning program while overseeing a staff of 12 coaches. Under his tutelage, Mathers assisted in helping several high school athletes in the Siouxland area receive Division I scholarships in multiple sports and also played a very active role in helping several teams win state and national recognition at both the high school and collegiate level. During this time, Mathers also provided athletic training coverage to several different schools dealing with all aspects of sports medicine care. Mathers is a native of Correctionville, Iowa, and a graduate of Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School in Iowa. He received his BS from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, in Exercise Science with an Emphasis on Athletic Training. He was a 3 year starter and team captain in football at BVU and also was a member of five school-record relay teams. Mathers now resides in Sioux Falls, SD.

Jim has been with Missouri State University for the past 24 years. He has been the Director of Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation for the past 5 years. He received his undergrad degree from Kent State University, and he graduate degree from Northern Michigan University. He and his wife Melissa have three children and are expecting their fourth soon.

Jesse is a Manager with Athletic Training & Development at UPMC Center for Sports Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. His responsibilities include supervising athletic trainers at 11 high schools, managing the daily operations of the athletic training program, and assisting in developing the sports medicine program at UPMC. He received his undergraduate degree from Slippery Rock University and his graduate degree from University of Pittsburgh. Prior to being promoted to a Manager in 2008, he spent 8 years as a UPMC certified athletic trainer at Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, PA. He enjoyed the 2005 season as a UPMC athletic trainer that provided assistance to the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers’ full time staff.