Evan Abatiell joined the training room in March 2022 as an assistant athletic trainer, primarily working with football.
His main responsibilities include medical coverage of daily practice and games, coordinating treatments and physician referrals, and providing day-to-day athletic training services as well as education for student-athletes in the area of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries.
Abatiell came to UAlbany after two years at Barton College as an assistant athletic trainer and lead football trainer. He worked as a graduate fellow athletic trainer at Merrimack College for the 2019-2022 season, working with football. He also was an athletic training student intern for the New England Patriots from April to June 2018.
He holds certifications as an Athletic Trainer Licensure in North Carolina plus in CPR/AED for the Red Cross of America and BOC. He is also a member of NATA.
Abatiell graduated from Lasell University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. He earned his master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science at Merrimack in 2020.
