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Responsibilities: As Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, Griesemer oversees the sports medicine department, providing leadership and strategic direction for the delivery of healthcare services to Virginia Tech student-athletes while supporting the football program and coordinating sports medicine initiatives across the department.
Joined VT Athletics Staff: 2010
At Virginia Tech: Griesemer came to Virginia Tech in 2010 and was a graduate assistant athletic trainer for two years while working on his master’s degree. During that time, he served as the athletic trainer for the track and field and cross country programs and assisted with football. Upon completion of his master’s degree, Griesemer started work as the athletic trainer for the baseball program, as well as an assistant athletic trainer for the football program. In 2018, Griesemer was promoted to senior director, working with the football program. In 2021, Griesemer was promoted to Head Football Athletic Trainer. In 2026, he transitioned into the role of Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, overseeing the department’s sports medicine operations while continuing to support the football program.
Prior to Virginia Tech: Griesemer worked for three years as a student athletic trainer at the University of Florida, working with the football program as well as Buchholz High School and Santa Fe College. He also completed a summer athletic training internship with the Houston Texans in the summer of 2010.
Education: University of Florida, 2010 (B.S. in athletic training); Virginia Tech, 2012 (master’s in instructional technology).
Family: Griesemer and his wife, Megan, a member of the Virginia Tech Athletics compliance staff, have two sons and a daughter – Maddox, Cohen and Bailey.