University of Michigan Athletics
Claire Coates is a seasoned athletic trainer with extensive experience in the field, currently serving as the Staff Athletic Trainer for University of Michigan Athletics since July 2016. Prior to this role, Claire worked as the Gatorade Manager at Paragon Marketing Group, where responsibilities included coordinating hydration education for over 5,500 campers, organizing employee training programs, and managing payroll and inventory. Claire also held various athletic training positions, including Co-Head and Associate Athletic Trainer at Oakland University and Athletic Trainer for the IMG Academy Bollettieri Tennis Program. Additional experience includes a post-graduate internship at the University of Florida and serving as Head Athletic Trainer at Eastside High School. Claire holds a Master of Science in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan.
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University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan has a rich and storied athletics tradition. Intercollegiate competition officially began in 1865-66 when the baseball team won its first three contests it played that season. In 1879, football started its storied tradition. Women's athletics established formal varsity sports in 1973-74 with U-M fielding basketball, field hockey, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball teams. Men's soccer and women's water polo were added as varsity sports in 2000-01. Michigan athletic teams have claimed more than 50 national championships in 12 sports over the years, beginning with football's 1901 national title. Since then, Wolverine dynasties have developed in football, men's swimming and diving and ice hockey. In fact, no other NCAA Division I program boasts more national titles in hockey or men's swimming and diving than the Wolverines. In 2005, Michigan softball captured the nation's attention, winning its first Women's College World Series and becoming the first school east of the Mississippi to do so. Go Blue!