Katie Buhnerkempe, MS, LAT, ATC

Job responsibilities: Resident Athletic Trainer with Swim and Dive

Joined VT Athletics Staff: 2021

Prior to Virginia Tech: Katie Attended Concordia University, Irvine CA where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training and a minor in coaching. She also attended California Baptist University, where she got her masters in Kinesiology. While there she worked with Cross country, Track & Field, and Swim & Dive. Along with helping teach in The Masters of Athletic Training Program. 

Education: Concordia University, Irvine California, 2018 (B.S. in Athletic Training & minor in Coaching). California Baptist University, Riverside California, 2020 (M.S. in Kinesiology). 

Of Note: Katie is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. She is a licensed athletic trainer by the Virginia Board of Health professionals. While in college Katie competed in Track & Field at Concordia University. 

Personal:  Katie is from Hayward, CA, and now lives in Blacksburg, VA.