Athletic
Training at Virginia Commonwealth University
PERSONNEL
Director
of Sports Medicine: George Borden
[828-0713]
Team Physician:
Dr.
Thomas Loughran [828-0713]
Team Physician:
Dr.
Wilhelm Zuelzer [828-0713]
Team Dentist:
Dr. R.V. Perkins [282-9191]
Men’s
Athletic Trainer: Todd Craft
Women’s
Athletic Trainer: Aimee Struk
Athletic Training
G.A.: Jackie Julian
Athletic Training
Intern: Joseph Witt
Part-time Athletic
Trainer: Sam Ayoub
OPERATIONS
Todd
Craft and Aimee Struk oversee the daily operations of the VCU Athletic
Training room located in the Franklin St. Gym, as well as the satellite
training room at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
Working
closely with the Team Physicians and the Director of Sports Medicine,
they see that the mission of the VCU Sports Medicine team is carried
out. They are responsible for the prevention, evaluation and treatment,
and rehabilitation of any athletic injuries in addition to physician
referrals, nutritional consultation, and some travel with teams.
The
Athletic Training staff also works closely with the Strength and
Conditioning Coach, Tim Kontos, regarding rehabilitation and nutritional
issues. In addition to their duties within the Athletic Department,
Todd and Aimee also teach courses in the Athletic Training Curriculum
and supervise clinical Athletic Training students.
BIOS
Todd
Craft is entering his 10th year with VCU. He came to VCU after earning
his masters degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in
1991. Craft earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio Universty
in 1989 majoring in Athletic Training. Todd is certified as an Athletic
Trainer by the NATA and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Coach by the NSCA. For his first 8 years at VCU, Todd was the only
full time staff trainer, after the addition of Aimee Struk in 1999
he concentrates on Men’s Athletics. tacraft@vcu.edu
Aimee
Struk has been the Women’s Athletic Trainer at VCU since
the Fall of 1999. She worked at the University of Virginia-HealthSouth
and served as Athletic Trainer for Western Albemarle High School
in Crozet, VA before coming to VCU. She earned her master’s
degree in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine from the University
of Virginia in 1997 and her undergraduate degree in Exercise and
Sport Sciences from the University of Florida in 1995. Aimee is
also a Certified Athletic Trainer by the NATA. amstruk@vcu.edu
