Support Staff
Athletic Trainer Julie Francis
10th Season/Marietta ’02 Associate athletic trainer Julie Francis has been with the Seahawk program since August of 2004. Francis, a native of Findlay, Ohio, provides coverage for volleyball, men’s golf and women’s golf. She is also a preceptor for the Athletic Training Education Program and an instructor in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences. Francis earned her B.S. in Sports Medicine from Marietta College in 2002 and her M.S.Ed. in Athletic Training from Old Dominion in 2004. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association, Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association, National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She is also a certified instructor for the American Red Cross. Francis enjoys camping, hiking, cycling and photography.
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Aaron Bozarth 4th Season/Nebraska ’08
Aaron Bozarth is in his fourth season as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at UNCW after serving two years as a volunteer assistant on Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Pat Murphy’s staff. A NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Bozarth works with all 19 varsity intercollegiate programs at UNCW and has been instrumental in helping the Seahawks reach new levels of success as five teams have captured 12 Colonial Athletic Association championships during his tenure. Bozarth also advises the department’s student-interns in the practical application of exercise physiology and bio-mechanics. Prior to arriving at UNCW, Bozarth served as Director of Sports at Refinery Fitness in Lincoln, Neb., where he developed fitness promotions and classes for club members and provided personal instruction for area athletes, ranging from the junior high level all the way to the professional ranks. He also played a key role in the development of current UNCW Assistant Coach Jeni Bozarth, who qualified for the Shot Put competition at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. A three-year letterwinner with the Track & Field program at Nebraska, Bozarth was a two-time participant in the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Midwest Regional as he finished his career among the Huskers all-time leaders in both the indoor Weight Throw (14th) and the outdoor Hammer Throw (12th). Bozarth still competes in the throwing events as a member of the elite development club, Mjolnir Throwers Club. A 2008 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree and two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection, Bozarth received his bachelor’s degree in Nutrition Exercise and Health Science from Nebraska in May, 2008. Aaron and his wife Jeni are proud parents of their son, Robbie, born April 24, 2013.
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