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Athletic Training
Becky Pizer, MS, ATC, CES

Becky has been the Head Athletic Trainer at SVC since 2000.  Although employed by Laurel Highlands Health Center, Becky can be found at Saint Vincent full-time during the academic year.  She is responsible for the development of the current Sports Medicine Team at the college.

A native of Saltsburg, PA, Becky graduated cum laude from Slippery Rock University in 1996 with a BS in Health and Health Science with a specialization in Athletic Training.  She then graduated summa cum laude from California University with a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Science Corrective Exercise.

In addition to being an athletic trainer, Becky is also certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a first aid, CPR and BLS instructor for the American Heart Association.

Becky is very involved in the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Socierty as she and her co-worker Jodi Lohn serve as Educational Program Co-chairs for the convention committee.

Jodi Lohr, MS, ATC, PES

Jodi began her Saint Vincent College career in 2004 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer.  Her primary responsibility is caring for the Bearcat football team, which began practice in the fall of 2006 and will return to competition in 2007 for the first time in 45 years.

Jodi earned her masters degree in Kinesiology with a specialization in Athletic Training from Indiana University in 2000.  While obtaining her masters, Jodi served as the Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bloomington High School North.  In 1999, Jodi earned a teaching certification in Health Education from Slippery Rock University, where she also served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer.  Jodi earned her bachelors degree in Health and Health Science with a specialization in Athletic Training from Slippery Rock University in 1998.

She also holds certifications as a Performance Enhancement Specialist and as an American Heart Association CPR/AED First Aid Instructor.  Jodi has served as an Item Writer for the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification.  She is also involved with the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society serving on the convention committee as Educational Program Co-chair.

A native of Meyersdale, PA, she currently resides in Somerset with her husband, Troy, and son, Braden. 

Melissa Cremeens, MA, ATC, CSCS

Missy is the newest addition to the Saint Vincent training staff, coming to Latrobe via Pima Community College in Tuscon, AZ, where she was an assistant athletic trainer for over three years.  Prior to working at Prima, Missy worked as a graduate assistant trainer at the University of Arizona from 2003-05, working with the baseball and soccer teams, while earning a Master's in Educational Psychology.  During her time in Arizona, she also served as Meetings and Events Chair of the Arizona Athletic Trainer's Association in 2007-08. 

She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 with a degree in Rehabilitation Sciences, with a concentration in athletic training. 

In addition to being a certified athletic trainer, Missy is also certified as a strength and conditioning coach with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, as well as a Basic Life Support Instructor for the American Heart Association.  Originally a native of Irwin, PA, Missy graduated from Penn-Trafford High School.  In her free time, she enjoys any outdoor activity, including skiing, hiking, and gardening. 

Ricky Wheeler II, ATC

Ricky joins us the staff this year all the way from Oklahoma. Originally from Muskogee, Ok he graduated with a BS in Athletic Training from Oklahoma State University in May of 2008 and is pursuing his MS degree in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention from California University.

In his free time, he loves watching Oklahoma State University athletics as well as hunting, fishing and hanging out with his basset hound Charlie.

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