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Chris Jones, MSEd., ATC, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer
757-594-7023 office
757-594-7839 fax
cjones@cnu.edu

Chris enters her 26th year as head athletic trainer at Christopher Newport University. While she oversees all aspects of sports medicine here at CNU, she is responsible for providing care to CNU's women's volleyball, women's soccer, and men's basketball.

After completing her NATA certification in 1982, Chris became the first athletic trainer in CNU's history and has built the sports medicine department from scratch. She was responsible for every varsity sport at CNU until the late 1990's. During her time here, she has worked with every sport with the exception of men's football and women's lacrosse. On January 29, 2000, Chris was inducted into the Christopher Newport's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Chris received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Keen State College in New Hampshire in 1977 and then later completed her Master of Science in Education with an emphasis in athletic training from Old Dominion University in 1983.

Out of all aspects of the profession, Chris finds the conditioning and rehabilitation to be most enjoyable for her. In her spare time, Chris is an avid golfer and loves to be on the golf course whenever she can.

 


Chad Fraser MSEd., ATC/L, CSCS

Chad's is entering his fifth year as the assistant athletic trainer for Christopher Newport University. He is responsible for providing care to CNU's men's soccer, women's field hockey, men's baseball and men’s and women’s cross-country teams. Chad also acts as the clinical supervisor for the women’s basketball team and men’s and women’s track team which is covered by two of CNU’s graduate assistant athletic trainers.

Chad also serves as an adjunct professor in ODU’s graduate athletic training program teaching a course in strength and conditioning and rehabilitation

A native of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia , Canada, Chad received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree from Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada in May of 2001. He joined CNU after completing his Master of Science Education in Athletic Training from Old Dominion University in May of 2004.

Chad currently resides in Newport News and in his spare time, enjoys running, golfing, working out, or anything that involves being outside.


Assistant Athletic Trainer
757-594-7889 office
757-594-7839 fax
cfraser@cnu.edu

 


 

Lacey Nordsiden, MSEd, ATC, CSCS

Lacey returns to the CNU Sports Medicine Team for her third year as the staff athletic trainer in charge of football and men’s lacrosse.  Prior to joining as a full time staff member, Lacey also served as a CNU graduate assistant athletic trainer for 2 years, working with football, track & field, and men’s lacrosse. 

Lacey hails from the great state of South Dakota, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, with a double major in Athletic Training and Exercise Science.  From there, she moved to Virginia and completed her Master of Science in Education in athletic training from Old Dominion University in May, 2007. 

In her free time Lacey enjoys traveling, reading, running, weight lifting, basketball, and golf.


Head Football Athletic Trainer
Head Men's Lacrosse Trainer
(757) 594-7787 Office
(757) 594-7876 Fax
lacey.nordsiden@cnu.edu