Lady Vol Athletic Training Bios

MICHELE ECKES
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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


Michele Eckes is in her first year in the Lady Vol training room and will be working with the rowing program. The Sykesville, Md., native earned her bachelor's degree in sports medicine from High Point University, North Carolina in May 2002. While at High Point, she also successfully completed internships with training departments at the university, a local high school and with Greensboro Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. Eckes is pursuing a master's degree in exercise science with a concentration in biomechanics/sports medicine.

TIM LENTYCH
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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


Tim Lentych is in his first year as a Lady Vol athletic trainer with the swimming and diving teams. The South Bend, Ind., native earned his bachelor 's degree in applied sciences and technology with a concentration in athletic training from Ball State University. While at Ball State, Lentych worked with women's basketball, men's volleyball and field hockey as well as interned with the Baltimore Orioles throughout the spring and summer of 2001. Lentych is now working towards a master's degree in sport management.

MELISSA MONTGOMERY
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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


Melissa Montgomery joins the Lady Vol Athletic Training staff this year and will be working with the softball team. She earned her bachelor's degree in sport sciences with a concentration in athletic training at the University of the Pacific (Stockon, Calif.) in 2001, where she also competed on the women's soccer team for four years. While at Pacific, the Southern California native worked with the men's basketball, softball and field hockey teams as well as served as the head athletic trainer for the California Storm, a semi-professional women's soccer squad. Montgomery is now pursuing a master's degree in sports medicine and biomechanics.

AUTUMN PLYMPTON-CROMPTON
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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


Autumn Plympton-Crompton is in her second year in the Lady Vol training room and works with the track and field program. The Branson, Mo., native earned her bachelor's degree in sports medicine and athletic training from Southwest Missouri State University in May 2001. As part of her athletic training education at SMS, she completed a variety of rotations with the teams on her own campus, a local high school and a sports medicine clinic. At UT, she is pursuing a master's degree in exercise science with a concentration in biomechanics/sports medicine.

ELIZABETH ZANOLLI
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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer


Elizabeth Zanolli is in her third year as a graduate assistant in the Lady Vol athletic training room and will work with the volleyball team. A 1999 graduate of Chapman University with a bachelor's degree in movement and exercise science with an emphasis in athletic training and physical education, Zanolli spent a year as the head athletic trainer at University High School in Irvine, Calif. The Southern California native is pursuing her master's degree in biomechanics/sports medicine.