PIONEER ATHLETICS 2008-2009
Athletic Training
Athletic Trainer
CORY PETERS Cory Peters is in his first year as an athletic trainer at Spartanburg Methodist College. Peters, 31, received his undergraduate degree Athletic Training and Sports Medicine from Mercyhurst College and has a Master’s in Exercise and Sports Science from Ithaca College. He worked with the football and lacrosse programs at Cornell University for two years while attending Ithaca College. Peters worked for seven years with Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation – with four years spent at D.W. Daniel High School and other surrounding schools as an outreach athletic trainer and three years as a clinical athletic trainer. He holds national and state licensure in Athletic Training. Peters is an avid athlete and enjoys golf, wakeboarding, and snowboarding. He attributes his interest in sports medicine to his love of sports as a youth. “When I saw people running out onto the fields to help the athletes, I decided that’s what I want to do. It’s a hybrid of both sports and medicine – and I knew I would enjoy it,” says Peters. Peters, an Upstate New York native, currently lives in Spartanburg.
A key component of athletic performance is sports medicine. The training staff and facilities at SMC offer student athletes a variety of resources for keeping fit and maximizing their performance. The athletic training office at Spartanburg Methodist College is staffed by two certified athletic trainers whose services are provided to the college through Spartanburg Regional Sports Medicine.
Athletic Trainer
KELLY BILBREY
Kelly Bilbrey is in her first year as an athletic trainer at Spartanburg Methodist College. Bilbrey, 22, is a 2008 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a degree in Sports Medicine. She spent three years working in athletic training at Georgia Southern – including working with the soccer and softball teams for one year, another year with the basketball teams,
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and one year working with local high schools. She holds national and state licensure in Athletic Training. “I played a lot of sports when I was little. I was always interested in medicine also,” says Bilbrey. In her spare time, she enjoys relaxing on the lake, spending time with family and friends, and playing with her dog Baila.
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