PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY SUPPORT STAFF
KENNETH WHITE
MORGAN BAXTER
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 14th SEASON ALMA MATER: VERMONT '92
ATHLETIC TRAINER 2nd SEASON ALMA MATER: TBA
Kenneth White is in the midst of his 14th year with the athletic department as the head strength and conditioning coach. White, who came to Providence from Stony Brook University, handles all the strength and conditioning requirements of the Friars' 19 varsity athletic teams. At Stony Brook, he was appointed as the first strength and conditioning coach in the program’s history. White was responsible for the design and implementation of training programs for all 20 of Stony Brook’s varsity sports. White also was the strength and conditioning coach at St. Bonaventure University from 1997-99 and served as a graduate assistant at Columbia University for two years. White received a bachelor’s degree from Vermont in 1992 and later earned a master’s degree in 1999 from Columbia. White is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He also has a Club Coach/Olympic Weightlifting Certification from USA Weightlifting.
Baxter enters his second season as a graduate assistant with the Providence College Sports Medicine staff in 2016. He works directly with the field hockey program as well as the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. Baxter graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2014, with a bachelor's of science degree in athletic training. He went on to earn a master's of science in sports management at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala. While at Jacksonville State, he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the football, basketball and baseball teams. During his senior year at Southern Maine, Baxter interned as an athletic trainer at Colby College and worked with the men’s ice hockey and lacrosse teams. Baxter is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association.
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY SUPPORT STAFF
Mary Beaton
Administrative Assistant
Anthony Mendes
Academic Coord. for Student-Athletes
JILL LAPOINT
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE AD ALMA MATER: LOCK HAVEN '89
Mike Higgins Equipment Manager
Jen Rynearson Assistant AD/ Media Relations
Dr. John Sullivan Clinical Sports Psychologist
Katie Jeffrey Nutritionist
Rev. Thomas Ertle
Athletic Department Chaplain
LaPoint joined the College in 2000 as Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator. In 2006, she was promoted to Associate AD for Administration and Assistant Vice President/Executive Associate AD during the 2008-09 academic year. LaPoint is responsible for administering and managing a variety of varsity sports programs, including women's basketball, field hockey, volleyball and softball. Ultimately, LaPoint ensures that the athletic programs run in a consistent fashion with institutional, NCAA and BIG EAST Conference policies. She also assists in the overall administration of the department and provides input on such key matters as gender equity, student-athlete welfare,
long-range planning and women's issues. In addition to fulfilling her current list of responsibilities, LaPoint will serve as acting Athletic Director in Driscoll's absence, and also will represent Driscoll, the athletic department and the College at various meetings on and off campus. LaPoint currently serves on the BIG EAST Conference Senior Woman Administrator Committee and the BIG EAST Field Hockey Sport Championship Committee. She also served on the NCAA Field Hockey Committee since 2010 and was the Committee Chair for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. LaPoint, a 1989 graduate of Lock Haven University, was an Assistant Athletic Director at Brown University for two years prior to her arrival at Providence. While at Brown, she was the primary administrator for four Division I intercollegiate athletic programs, Director of the Club Sports / Intramural Programs, as well as the Director of Physical Education and University Recreation Programs. She began her career in athletics as the head field hockey coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. in 1992. While at Juniata, she was promoted to the post of Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator. LaPoint worked in those positions until 1998 when she assumed the role of Assistant Athletic Director at Brown. In 1992, LaPoint earned her master's degree in exercise and sport studies at Smith. She is a native of Honesdale, Pa. 5 - 2016 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS