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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE 19th Season at Tennessee Tennessee, 1994 Chattanooga native Chad Newman is an associate director on UT’s sports medicine staff. Newman currently directs the athletic training efforts on behalf of the Vols basketball squad in addition to working with Tennessee’s men’s and women’s tennis teams. In January 2010, the Tennessee Athletic Trainer’s Society (TATS) named Newman the Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year. “Chad’s the best,” Vols senior Jordan McRae said. “He genuinely cares about all of us and always looks out for what’s best for us. He spends a lot of time making sure minor bumps and bruises don’t turn into bigger injuries. Whenever we need him, Chad is always there.” The 2013-14 academic year will be Newman’s 19th with the UT sports medicine staff and his 18th with the men’s basketball program. During his tenure with the basketball team, the Vols have advanced to postseason play 14 times - including 10 NCAA Tournaments and four NIT berths. Newman has been a part of four NCAA Sweet Sixteen teams, one Elite Eight team and two SEC Championship squads. Under his care, the Volunteers men’s tennis team also advanced to three consecutive NCAA semifinals from 2000-03. Newman has helped numerous Vols overcome adversity and challenges in recent years. He oversaw the management of All-American guard Chris Lofton’s successful battle with testicular cancer following Lofton’s junior season. And in September 2009, Newman was instrumental in reviving Tennessee sophomore Emmanuel Negedu after
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Negedu collapsed following a sudden cardiac arrest. Newman successfully administered the use of an AED and CPR until emergency medical services arrived on-site. For his efforts, he received a “Certificate of Heroism” from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association and also was named the 2010 Most Distinguished Award recipient by the “Hoops for Heart Health” organization, which was founded by NBA player Ryan Gomes. When Newman first joined the Tennessee training staff in a full-time role in 1997, he was no stranger to the UT training room, having served as a volunteer student trainer and a graduate assistant before his full-time appointment. During that time, he worked with UT’s football, men’s tennis and men’s track & field teams. He earned his B.S. in Exercise science from UT in 1994 and completed his master’s in Kinesiology in May 1997. Newman is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). In the fall of 2009, Newman authored an article about Lofton’s successful return from cancer entitled “The Toughest Opponent,” that was published in Training & Conditioning Magazine. And in 2010, he gave sudden cardiac arrest case study presentations at the Southeastern Conference Sports Medicine Seminar and the Collegiate Athletic Trainers’ Society Spring Symposium. Newman is married to the former Stacey Perry. The couple has two daughters, Katherine and Natalie.
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