WILMINGTON, Ohio - Wilmington College Head Athletic Trainer Brian Dykhuizen has announced the hiring of Brittany Bingham as an assistant athletic trainer. She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the Fightin' Quaker volleyball, men's basketball and baseball programs.
"We are very excited to have Brittany join our clinical staff," said Dykhuizen. "She brings a wealth of knowledge that will help us continue to make sure our student-athletes are getting the best care possible."
Bingham comes to WC from Premier Health where she served as an athletic trainer for Mason High School the previous two years. There, Bingham worked primarily with the football, women's volleyball, women's basketball, softball and men's lacrosse teams while assisting with other sports as necessary. She maintained all athletes' records, aided in preventing as well as assessing injury and opened consistent lines of communication with coaches, physicians and the school's administration.
Prior to moving to Southwest Ohio, Bingham spent three years as an outreach athletic trainer in the Boston, Massachusetts, area serving both a clinic and Boston Latin School. Alongside athletic training duties, she taught classes at her alma mater, Boston University in health & wellness, sports medicine and clinical athletic training. Bingham is also pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in rehabilitation sciences from Boston University.
Before moving to the Northeast, Bingham spent four years in California as a head athletic trainer of several sports clubs in Northridge while also teaching courses in extremity orthopedic assessment at California State University Northridge. This stint was her second in the state having earned a master's degree in kinesiology at San Diego State University in 2009.
Bingham's first full-time athletic training experience was at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina from 2009-12. She served as the primary athletic trainer for the Eagles' women's volleyball, men's tennis and women's tennis teams while assisting with other sports as necessary. Bingham also spent one academic year as an intern at the University of North Carolina Asheville.
She graduated from High Point University with a degree in athletic training in 2006.