SALISBURY, Md. – Building upon one of the strongest athletic training staffs across the entire NCAA, Salisbury University athletics announced the hiring of
Sam Dotterer,
Andrew Fitzgerald,
Maureen Reb and
Winston Harden as assistant athletics trainers on Wednesday.
Dotterer is a product of Lock Haven University, earning her B.S. in Exercise Science and M.S. in Athletic Training in 2018 and 2020, respectively. She arrives at SU after a two-year stint at Louisburg College, becoming the Head Athletic Trainer and sole trainer for Louisburg's 10 sports in 2022. Dotterer also boasts stints with Campbell University football and Clemson University softball, as well as undergraduate experience with six sports at LHU.
Fitzgerald returns to SU after completing his M.S. in Athletic Training from Towson University in May. At TU he worked clinical rotations with the Tiger football, baseball and swimming and diving teams, as well as at the McDonogh School in nearby Owings Mills, Md. Fitzgerald earned his B.S. in Exercise Science from Salisbury in 2021, interning at Pure Fitness and playing club baseball as an undergrad.
A longtime presence on the sidelines for the maroon and gold, Reb returns to Salisbury after one year as an athletic trainer and fitness and wellness instructor at Sts. Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md. She has spent the better part of two decades on staff at SU in various capacities, including as an assistant athletic trainer (2004-13, spring 2022) and a Health Sciences faculty member (2004-22). Reb has also served as an AT at Peninsula Orthopedic Associates in Salisbury and an adjunct professor at Wor-Wic Community College. She earned a B.S. in Athletic Training and one in Physical Education from SU in 2022 and an M.S. in Health Sciences from James Madison University in 2004.
Harden joins the full-time athletic training staff after serving as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at SU for the past two years. He oversaw training for six Sea Gull teams from 2021-23, completing his M.S. in Health and Human Performance this past May. Harden earned his B.S. in Athletic Training from Towson in 2021 after handling four different Tiger programs as an undergraduate, as well as one semester at the McDonogh School.
Doggerer, Fitzgerald, Reb and Harden will join head athletic trainer
Mary Tovornik and assistant athletic trainer
Matt Lipka to create a staff of six full-time athletic trainers.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 196 conference championships and 45 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
