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Texans in 2004-05. A native of Elkins, W.Va., Merritt graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in athletic training from West Virginia University in May 2004. Merritt went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee with a Master’s of Science in sport studies with a concentration in sport management in May 2007. Merritt is currently a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA) and the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society (TATS). Logan resides in Knoxville, with his wife, the former Catherine Scholfield, and their dog, Oskie.
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Logan Merritt began as an Assistant Director of Sports Medicine in 2011, marking his fifth season overall working with UT athletics. In addition to his role with the football team, Merritt also oversees the sports medicine needs of the men’s golf team, while coordinating the volunteer student athletic training program. In between his UT stops, Merritt served as an assistant athletic trainer for both the University of Louisville (200910) and University of Miami (2007-08) football programs. He previously worked for the UT Sports Medicine staff as an intern and graduate assistant athletic trainer for the football program from 2005-07. Merritt also previously worked as a season-long intern athletic trainer with the NFL’s Houston
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ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC TRAINER
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LOGAN MERRITT
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isville Fire of the Arena2 Football League, was a seasonal assistant athletic trainer for the New York Jets in 2001 and a summer intern for the New York Giants in 1997. A 1999 sports science graduate of Elmira College, Duncanson earned his master’s degree in sports administration at the University of Louisville in 2001. He was named “2005 Athletic Trainer of the Year” and received the “2004 President’s Backbone Award” by the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida. A Middletown, N.Y., native, Duncanson is married to the former Carrie Clark, a UT letterwinner. The Duncansons have a daughter, Avery, and a son, Cade.
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Robb Duncanson is entering his seventh season as UT’s Assistant Director of Sports Medicine for football and women’s golf. In addition to being a Certified Athletic Trainer, he is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association College/University Committee, the Chair of the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association College/University Committee, and the East Regional Representative to the Executive Board of the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Association. Duncanson came to the Vols in 2006 after four years at the University of South Florida. Prior to his tenure at USF, Duncanson served as co-head athletic trainer with the Lou-
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SEVENTH SEASON AT TENNESSEE ELMIRA ‘99
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ROBB DUNCANSON
JOHN DEAN DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION SEVENTH SEASON AT TENNESSEE SAN DIEGO STATE ‘00 John Dean, MPT, SCS, ATC, is beginning his seventh year as the Director of Rehabilitation with the UT Sports Medicine staff. Dean is a board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and provides rehabilitation services for UT student athletes. Prior to coming to Tennessee, he worked for the Athletic Association at the University of Florida where he was responsible for treating injuries to the football team. He was also an instructor in the Applied Physiology and Kinesiology Department, teaching a course in rehabilitation. He previously was an athletic trainer at Southern California, working with the football and baseball programs, in-
cluding the Trojans’ 2003 national champion football team. A native of American Fork, Utah, Dean graduated Magna Cum Laude from San Diego State University in 2000 with a degree in kinesiology. He completed his Master’s degree in physical therapy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dean is an experienced clinician and educator who is active in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the American Physical Therapy Association and has been an invited speaker at numerous regional and national conferences. He and his wife, Kris, live in Knoxville with their daughters, Addison and Tyler. UTSPORTS.COM // @VOL_FOOTBALL ON TWITTER
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