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THE OFFICIAL SITE OF GEORGETOWN COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Sports Medicine

MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Georgetown College Sports Medicine Department is to provide the highest quality healthcare available to student-athletes in a professional and caring manner. Should an injury or illness occur, it is the sports medicine team’s mission to recognize and treat with the appropriate medical care, returning them to competition as quickly and safely as possible.

CONTRACT STATEMENT:

The Georgetown College Sports Medicine Staff is dedicated to the success and well-being of each student-athlete and consists of 5 full-time certified athletic trainers (ATCs) and 4 team physicians. All five athletic trainers are contracted through UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine and provide coverage for all Georgetown College athletic events.

The Sports Medicine office phone number is 502-863-7032 and fax number is 502-868-7710.

STUDENT-ATHLETE RESOURCES:

VISITING TEAM RESOURCES:

Sports Medicine Staff

Head Athletic Trainer: Jake Ryan, MS, LAT, ATC

Email: jacob_ryan@georgetowncollege.edu

SPORTS: Men’s Soccer, M/W Tennis, Softball

Jake comes to Georgetown after serving as athletic trainer at Sayre High School. Prior to SHS, he was Eastern Kentucky University's Director of Sports Medicine. Jake is not new to Georgetown, he was Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Tigers for many years and before that the Head Athletic Trainer at Concord University in West Virginia. Jake has also worked as an Athletic Trainer for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He earned a Masters in Exercise and Leisure Studies with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from Murray State, and a bachelors degree from EKU in Physical Education, Athletic Training option.

Staff Athletic Trainer: Stacee Gibson, LAT, ATC

Email: stacee_gibson@georgetowncollege.edu

SPORTS: Women’s Soccer, XC/Track & Field, Baseball

Stacee is a native of Mt. Sterling, Ky. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in education with a concentration in kinesiology. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in athletic training in 2012 from Eastern Kentucky University. She came to Geogetown College from Savannah College of Art and Design. Stacee resides in Lexington with her husband, Kyle, and their son, Evan.

Staff Athletic Trainer: Katie Helly, MS, LAT, ATC

Email: katherine_helly@georgetowncollege.edu

SPORTS: Football, M/W Golf, Women’s Lacrosse

Katie is a native of Florence, Mass. She graduated from Ithaca College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training. She obtained her Master of Science in athletic training from University of Kentucky in 2020. Katie previously worked as graduate assistant athletic trainer for UK HealthCare providing coverage for Lafayette High School, Fayette County Middle Schools and UK Club Hockey.

Staff Athletic Trainer: Jacob Whitacre, LAT, ATC, PES

Email: jacob_whitacre@georgetowncollege.edu

SPORTS: M/W Volleyball, M/W Basketball

Jacob is a native of Morrow, Ohio. He graduated from Wilmington College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training. He previously worked as athletic trainer for Mercy Health providing outreach coverage at Urbana University where he cared for women’s soccer, men’s basketball and men’s volleyball.

Staff Athletic Trainer: Maxon Blow, MS, LAT, ATC

Email: maxon_blow@georgetowncollege.edu

SPORTS: Football, Cheerleading

Maxon is a native of Clayton, Delaware. She graduated from University Delaware in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in sports health. She obtained her Master of Science in athletic training from the University of Delaware in 2023.

Medical Director/Team Primary Care Physician: Dr. Srikanth Nithyanandam, MBBS, CAQ Sports Medicine

Team Orthopaedic Surgeon: Dr. Scott Mair, MD

FACILITIES:
Georgetown College has two athletic training facilities on its campus:

  • Main Campus Athletic Training Room (Main ATR) is located on the 1st floor of Davis-Reid Alumni Gym
  • East Campus Athletic Training Room (East ATR) is located underneath Toyota Stadium, next to the weight room

Facility hours will be posted at the beginning of each semester. These hours are subject to change. If a conflict with the posted times arises, accommodations can be made on an individual basis with each team’s athletic trainer(s).