Head Athletic Trainer

Andy McPherson, M.S., ATC

Andy McPherson is in his fourth year as the Head Athletic Trainer at Hampden-Sydney College.

McPherson graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University in 2002 while being a football Academic All-American. After lettering for four years, McPherson was a graduate assistant athletic trainer for Illinois State University. At Illinois State, McPherson assisted the head athletic trainer with football and was the primary athletic trainer for the baseball team. McPherson received his Master’s degree in the spring of 2004 in exercise physiology with an emphasis on athletic training.

McPherson oversees the athletic training rooms for Hampden-Sydney College. His primary responsibilities include working as head athletic trainer for football and basketball, in addition to servicing the Hampden-Sydney campus, including club sports and intramurals.

Under McPherson’s leadership, the Hampden-Sydney Athletic Department sponsors a comprehensive sports medicine program for the benefit of student-athletes. The sports medicine team consists of the athletic trainers, health center, team physician and team orthopedic surgeon. All of these professionals work in coordination with one another to ensure all athletes at Hampden-Sydney receive prompt and proper medical care.