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Ernest Eugene is in his third season as the assistant
athletics director for sports medicine at Virginia
Tech. He came to Virginia Tech in the spring of
2014 following six seasons as the athletic trainer
for the Marquette men’s basketball program, where
he was promoted to director of sports medicine his
final year.
Prior to joining the Golden Eagles, Eugene spent
five seasons as the assistant athletic trainer with
the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball
Association. With the Wizards, his duties included
prevention/rehabilitation of athletic injuries, travel
administration and injury tracking. Prior to joining
the NBA ranks, Eugene served as a seasonal intern
athletic trainer with the Washington Redskins in 2003.
The Washington, D.C., native earned his master’s
degree in allied health management from The Ohio
State University where he also served as a graduate
assistant athletic trainer (2001-2003).
Certified as an athletic trainer (ATC), Performance
Enhancement Specialist (PES), Corrective Exercise
Specialist (CES) and in Graston Techniques,
Eugene is also an active member of the National
Athletic Trainers’ Association, Virginia Athletic
Trainers’ Association and National Academy of
Sports Medicine. In addition, Eugene serves as a
board member with the Council on Revenue (COR)
of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Eugene graduated from George Washington
University in 2000, where he earned a bachelor of
science in exercise science with a concentration in
athletic training.
Eugene and the former Jackie Jovel married in
August of 2005 and the couple are proud parents
of sons Jayden (7) and Mason (3) and daughter
Harper (1).
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