Athletic Training

Athletic Training

New Mexico State employs five full-time certified athletic trainers, six athletic training graduate assistants and supervised undergraduate athletic training students. The athletic training staff, under the direction of Assistant Athletics Director/Head Athletic Trainer Mike O'Larey, oversees the daily care of more than 400 of NM State's student-athletes. A certified athletic trainer is on-site for all NM State home events and most in-season practices/conditioning sessions.

The athletic training staff at NM State works closely with the strength and conditioning staff and local medical professionals in the prevention and care of injuries.

The staff also works in conjunction with the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP), where students will earn a bachelor's degree in athletic training education. Students of the ATEP have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience working with student-athletes in all 17 varsity sports.

Primary Athletic Training Center

The 11,873-square foot second floor of the Stan Fulton Athletic Center provides a shared space between the Aggie Athletic Training and the NM State Athletic Training Education Program staffs. The second floor of the Stan Fulton Athletics Center houses:

Athletic staff offices
Full-time insurance clerk
ATEP staff offices
Private exam rooms
Classroom
Treatment, taping, rehabilitation, hydrotherapy areas
Schwinn spinning bikes
Upper body ergometer
Total Gym
Custom leg press
Pulley systems
Treatment modalities
A range of rehabilitation tools
State-of-the-art Swim-EX therapeutic pool with underwater treadmill and viewing portals

In addition to the primary athletic training center at the Fulton Center, the staff has training rooms in both the football fieldhouse and the Pan American Center.