Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, Sarah Duren, announced on May 27 the hiring of Megan Lawson to join the sports medicine staff at Eckerd College.
“I am really excited to have Megan Lawson joining our sports medicine team,” said Duren. “She is a great addition coming from an outstanding Athletic Training Master’s program. Her experience in an NCAA Division I program will heighten the medical services that we will be able to provide to our teams here at Eckerd College.”
Lawson, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, becomes the fourth full-time athletic trainer on staff for the Tritons. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of Sioux Falls in 2024 and recently completed her Master’s in Athletic Training at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her experience includes working with Iowa Western Community College as an athletic training student and serving with Kansas State University football, Creighton University, and the University of Sioux Falls.
During her time at Nebraska Omaha, Lawson received the Graduate Outstanding Service Award in Athletic Training and held leadership positions such as Vice President of the Mid-America Athletic Trainers Association Student Leadership Committee and district representative for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Student Leadership Committee.
Eckerd College Tritons participate in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports including basketball, golf, sailing, soccer, tennis, volleyball, softball, rowing and cross country as part of the Sunshine State Conference; it also features facilities like McArthur Center’s primary training room and Turley Complex’s satellite training room; recognizes student-athletes through awards such as the Triton Award; promotes cultural values through discipline and competition; maintains a covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church; and its 1977 baseball team was inducted into its Hall of Fame, according to the official website.
Lawson is expected to begin her duties this fall.
