AUSTIN, Texas – Concordia Texas Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Ronda Seagraves has announced the promotion of Colleen Coombs as the new Head Athletic Trainer. She now spearheads the Concordia Athletic Training department after two years as a member of the team where she works alongside Miranda Heuser and Alyson Siebert.

"I am pleased to name Colleen as our Concordia University Head Athletic Trainer. Since joining our Athletic Training staff last year, she has been a valued asset to our sports programs." says Seagraves. "Her professional knowledge combined with her ability to connect with athletes and coaches makes her a great fit for our department. Her experience in several athletic settings such as clinics, high school, and small colleges gives her an understanding of all areas within the athletic and medical fields. Her expertise is an asset to our student-athletes and provides the ability to prevent injuries, recover from setbacks, and return to play faster."

Coombs has an educational background of a Bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida and a Master's degree in Athletic Training from the University of Findlay. During her Master's program, Coombs worked as the Health & Human Performance Office Assistant.

Coombs has been in the collegiate setting for over 6 years. She spent 4 years working at Warner University. During her two years at Concordia University Texas, Coombs has been the Athletic Trainer to Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball, along with Men's and Women's Tennis.

Coombs joined Concordia's Athletic Training department as a representative of Ascension Medical Group where she honed new skills from critical roles within the medical group. While serving in the medical group, she expanded her skill set while serving as a provider's medical assistant and performed insurance and eligibility checks. Coombs continued to provide athletes' care within Ascension partnerships and provided rehabilitation appointments for patients in an Ascension clinic.

Now after two years of working with the student-athletes at Concordia University Texas, Coombs is ready to embrace her new role as the Head Athletic Trainer. Coombs states, "I am excited for this new role and thankful for such a great environment, staff, coaches, and athletes. I would not be able to do any of this without my co-workers Miranda Heuser, Alyson Seibert or my Ascension family."

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