Athletic Department
John Lavender
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Position: Associate AD for Sports Medicine
Hometown: jlavende17@catawba.edu
Previous School: Elon '93
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Major: (704) 637-4350
John Lavender joined Catawba as an Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in the fall of 2017. He comes to Catawba after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Winston-Salem State University since 2012. He worked primarily with the Ram football, men’s basketball and baseball teams while also serving as an instructor.
Lavender earned a bachelor’s of science degree in exercise science and sports medicine at Elon University in 1993. He received a master’s in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1997 during which time he worked the rowing, canoeing and kayaking venues at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.
After graduating from ASU, Lavender worked six years as athletic trainer for the NC School of the Arts. He spent two years in Salisbury at Stewart Physical Therapy before joining Stryker Orthopaedics in Raleigh, N.C. Prior to his stint at WSSU, Lavender was territory manager for Applied Medical in Rancho Santa Margherita, Calif.
Today's Events
Calendar
| « | February 2019 | » | ||||
| 1 February 1 Track/Field @ Camel City Invite (Day 1) Baseball vs, Lynn 6-5 | 2 February 2 Track/Field @ Camel City Invite (Day 2) Baseball @ Nova Southeastern 6-10 Softball @ Augusta 2-1 Softball @ Augusta 5-2 | |||||
| 3 February 3 Esports League of Legends Show Match 2-1 Baseball @ Palm Beach Atlantic 8-2 | 4 February 4 Baseball @ Palm Beach Atlantic 3-1 | 5 | 6 February 6 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 1) Softball vs. LIMESTONE 5-6 Baseball vs. MOUNT OLIVE 9-7 Softball vs. LIMESTONE 0-2 Basketball (W) vs. WINGATE 41-56 Basketball (M) vs. WINGATE 84-75 | 7 February 7 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 2) | 8 February 8 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 3) Track/Field @ VMI Winter Relays (Day 1) Baseball vs. WEST VIRGINIA ST. 10-3 Baseball vs. WEST VIRGINIA ST. 10-3 | 9 February 9 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 4) W-5th;M-5th Track/Field @ VMI Winter Relays (Day 2) Tennis (W) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 7-0 Tennis (M) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 2-5 Lacrosse (M) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 13-17 Softball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 7-4 Basketball (W) @ Mars Hill 82-61 Softball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 9-0 Basketball (M) @ Mars HIll 89-66 |
| 10 February 10 Softball vs. VIRGINIA ST. 12-4 Baseball vs. MARS HILL 15-0 Softball vs. VIRGINIA ST. 10-2 Baseball vs. MARS HILL 11-1 | 11 February 11 Golf (M) @ Spring Invite Collegiate - Day 1 (St. Johns GC) | 12 February 12 Track/Field @ Queens Multi Meet (Day 1) Golf (M) @ Spring Invite Collegiate - Day 2 (St. Johns GC) 19th of 19 | 13 February 13 Track/Field @ Queens Multi Meet (Day 2) Basketball (W) @ Coker 62-43 Basketball (M) @ Coker 94-69 | 14 | 15 February 15 Swimming @ Royal Open (Day 1) Softball @ Barton 7-2 Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 13-1 Lacrosse (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 7-10 Softball @ Barton 0-1 Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 4-3 | 16 February 16 Swimming @ Royal Open (Day 2) Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 1 p.m. Basketball (W) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 2 p.m. Lacrosse (W) @ Mount Olive 3 p.m. Basketball (M) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 4 p.m. |
| 17 | 18 February 18 Golf (W) @ Converse Invite - Day 1 (Carolina CC) Tennis (W) @ Shaw 2 p.m. Tennis (M) @ Shaw 2 p.m. | 19 February 19 Golf (W) @ Converse Invite - Day 2 (Carolina CC) Softball vs. BELMONT ABBEY 1 p.m. Softball vs. BELMONT ABBEY 3 p.m. Baseball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 3 p.m. | 20 February 20 Basketball (W) @ Queens 6 p.m. Lacrosse (W) vs. NORTH GREENVILLE 7 p.m. Basketball (M) @ Queens 8 p.m. | 21 February 21 Tennis (W) vs. LEES-McRAE 2 p.m. Tennis (M) vs. LEES-McRAE 2 p.m. | 22 February 22 Tennis (W) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 2 p.m. Tennis (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 2 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 6 p.m. | 23 February 23 Track/Field @ SAC Championships (Day 1) Softball @ USC Aiken 1 p.m. Basketball (W) @ Lincoln Memorial 2 p.m. Lacrosse (W) @ Chowan 2 p.m. Softball @ USC Aiken 3 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 3 p.m. Lacrosse (M) @ Florida Tech 4 p.m. Basketball (M) @ Lincoln Memorial 4 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 6 p.m. |
| 24 February 24 Track/Field @ SAC Championships (Day 2) Softball vs. EMMANUEL 1 p.m. Softball vs. EMMANUEL 3 p.m. | 25 | 26 February 26 Baseball @ Barton 2 p.m. | 27 February 27 Tennis (M) vs. JC SMITH 2 p.m. Basketball (W) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 6 p.m. Basketball (M) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 8 p.m. | 28 February 28 Lacrosse (W) @ Limestone 4 p.m. | ||
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