EP 118: "ATs in Professional and Collegiate Sports" featuring JAG-ONE ATs Ryan Stevens, Julianna Mangana, Alexis Ayala, and Pat Zahn

As Athletic Training Month comes to a close, our four part series concludes with our fourth installment looking at Athletic Training Programs in Professional and Collegiate Sports.  My Co-host for this week is Senior Director of Athletic Training at JAG-ONE and founder of the Catalyzingats Podcast Ryan Stevens! Our three guests on the show this week are as follows:  Ayala, MS, ATC, CES CKTP (he/him) is an LIU Brooklyn alumnus and currently serves as the Rutgers Club Sports Head Athletic Trainer through JAG-ONE Athletic Training services where he provides AT services for 64 clubs sports teams. Since becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer in 2016, Alexis has served multiple minor league baseball organizations (Somerset Patriots in 2020, Sussex County Miners and Can-Am League Champion New Jersey Jackals in 2021). Throughout his career outside of minor league baseball Alexis has been provided AT services as a part of multiple Division 1 athletic programs such as Marist University for Women’s Lacrosse and volleyball, St. John’s University for Men’s Lacrosse, and LIU Brooklyn for Baseball and Volleyball. Patrick Zahn, ATC, NSCA-CPT received his Bachelor’s degree from Messiah College in 2019 and completed a Master's in Applied Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning focus) from Concordia University Chicago. Beginning as an AT with passing the BOC in late 2019, he has worked in multiple settings. As an extension of JAG-ONE Athletic Training, he serves Cairn University, providing care for Division 3 athletes with a focus on holistic care, and is passionate as a mentor to teach life-long positive health habits for athletes to use after their sports career is over. Outside of his typical AT responsibilities, Patrick is an Adjunct Professor teaching Exercise Science at Cairn University, and holds a Personal trainer certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Julianna M. Mangano ATC, EMT-B. (she/her) is a full-time Athletic Trainer with JAG-ONE Physical Therapy, serving as the head AT for the Atlantic League’s Staten Island Ferryhawks minor league baseball club. Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, she is a 2022 graduate from Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York) where she received her bachelor’s degree in athletic training. It was only fitting she secured a job working for the Ferryhawks post-graduation, affording her the ability to fall in love with baseball and delve deeper into her career. In January-February 2023 she had the opportunity to work as one of the athletic trainers for the California Winter League in Palm Springs, California, caring for 300+ baseball players alongside two athletic trainers over the course of 4 weeks. Julianna became certified as a New York State EMT in 2022 and since starting her career as an AT in 2022 has served other professional sports teams including the Metropolitan Riveters, NY Gotham FC, and Trenton Terror, as well as worked at Mount St. Michaels Academy secondary school in The Bronx. For more information about Athletic Training Programs in your area visit www.jagonept.com.