Dr. Michael McGee
Head Athletic Trainer &
Coordinator of Athletic
Training
North Carolina, 1991
15th Year
 

\\Michael McGee is beginning his 15th year as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Director of Sports Medicine and his 13th as the Head Athletic Trainer.

McGee is responsible for the coordination of both academic and athletic components of the athletic training program. He also serves as an associate professor in the School of Health Sciences.

Under McGee’s leadership, Lenoir-Rhyne College’s Athletic Training Staff was voted the top program in the South Atlantic Conference in 2006-07.

This distinguished honor represents the third consecutive year McGee’s staff has been selected. This is also the fourth time L-R has received the award since its inception in 2001.

Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, McGee was employed as a visiting lecturer in the department of physical education and exercise and sports sciences at the University of North Carolina.

During his stay at UNC, McGee served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for women’s soccer, indoor track and tennis.

McGee, who holds certification from the National Athletic Trainers Association, is a native of Claremont, N.C., and a graduate of Bunker Hill High School.

He received his bachelor’s degree in biology in 1991 and master’s in sports medicine in 1993, both from North Carolina.

While at UNC, McGee was a two-time recipient of the Teaching Assistant of the Year award and was recognized all four semesters for excellence in teaching.

In December of 2003, McGee received his doctorate in exercise and sport science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

 
 

Athletic Contact Information: Lenoir-Rhyne College · P.O. Box 7356 · Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Phone: (828) 328-7116  · Fax: (828) 267-3445 or (828) 328-7399
E-Mail:  karrsjd@lrc.edu (John Karrs, Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Information Director)
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