JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - University of North Florida Director of Athletics Lee Moon announced today the hiring of Fred Burnett as Head Athletic Trainer for the University.
“I am looking forward to the opportunity of working at the University of North Florida, with Coach Moon, the coaching staff and the UNF athletes,” said Burnett. “With the athletic teams now eligible to participate in post season play it is an exciting time to be joining the athletic department.”
Burnett will join UNF after spending seven years at the University of Texas as the athletic trainer for the men's basketball team.
“We're excited to have Fred join our staff,” Moon said. “We brought him in not only for his wealth of knowledge in this field, but his experience of working with basketball in a Division I program like Texas. His background will foster an environment solely driven on our athlete's well-being and the development of our Division I program.”
Prior to working with the Longhorns, Burnett spent three years (1999-2002) as an assistant athletic trainer at Auburn University. He served as the primary athletic trainer for women's basketball. Burnett also spent time managing the Olympic Sports athletic training facility and coordinated the recruitment of undergraduate and graduate student athletic trainers.
He earned his bachelor's of science degree in physical education and exercise science from Michigan State University in December of 1996. Burnett served four years as a student athletic trainer at Michigan State, assisting in the medical care of student-athletes for football, men's basketball, baseball and men's and women's golf during his first three years. He was directly responsible for the daily medical care for men's track and field and cross country in 1995 and men's soccer in the fall of 1996.
Burnett also served a three-month internship with the Philadelphia Eagles in the summer of 1996. He earned a master of education degree in administration of higher education from Auburn in June of 1999.
In the summer of 2007, Burnett was the athletic trainer for USA Archery during the Outdoor Archery World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. He also served as the athletic trainer for USA Archery this past summer, assisting in the team's preparation for the 2008 Olympics at World Cup events held in both France and Turkey
A native of Centreville, Mich., Burnett is a nationally certified athletic trainer (ATC). He is married to his wife, Courtney, and has a son Liam (born August 25, 2008).
