Zach Dunbar ‘18 was hired in the Summer of 2025 as an Athletic Trainer for the Golden Eagles. Dunbar will provide athletic training services for volleyball, gymnastics, women’s lacrosse, and the newly launched women’s flag football program.
Dunbar, a graduate of SUNY Brockport, brings extensive experience at the collegiate, youth, and industrial levels. He joins Brockport after serving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Nazareth University, where he covered women’s ice hockey, tennis, track and field, and women’s rowing. His prior positions include work at Stevenson University, PT Solutions Physical Therapy with Florida Premier FC, and as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Florida, where he worked at PK Yonge and Hawthorne High School.
“I am thrilled to join this incredible athletic training staff here at SUNY Brockport. As an alum, it is both an honor and a privilege to put on the green and gold again. It’s always been a career goal of mine to come back to Brockport and give back to the program where it all started for me,” said Dunbar. “I’m excited for this opportunity to continue to grow and work side by side with some of the profession’s best. Thank you to Erick Hart and the rest of the selection committee for choosing me for this role, I’m looking forward to providing high quality care and support to all of Brockport’s student athletes!”
Dunbar recently completed a stint as an Injury Prevention Specialist with Work Right NW, providing athletic training care to industrial athletes at John Deere in Iowa. His expertise includes advanced modalities such as blood flow restriction, cupping, IASTM, concussion baseline testing, and ergonomic assessments. He has also contributed to medical coverage for numerous NCAA and conference championship events across the country.
He earned his Master of Science in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology (Athletic Training concentration) from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from SUNY Brockport.
