Staff Directory
- Title:
- Athletic Trainer
Sport Assignment: Head Track & Field, Cross Country
- Email:
Aaron Yoder was hired in January 2026 and serves as the Head Track & Field and Cross Country Athletic Trainer.
Before joining Kent State, Yoder spent eight years as the Head Football Athletic Trainer at John Carroll University, directing all aspects of sports medicine operations for the football program, as well as overseeing the care for both men's and women's swimming and diving teams. His earlier professional experience includes serving as an athletic training intern for the Atlanta Falcons during the 2017 NFL season, where he gained valuable exposure to elite performance environments and professional sports medicine practices. While working on his master's degree, Yoder was the Head Athletic Trainer at Albert Gallatin High School in Uniontown, PA.
Yoder completed his master’s degree in Athletic Training at West Virginia University in 2017 after earning his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Slippery Rock University in 2015.
Originally from New Springfield, Ohio, Yoder resides in Twinsburg, Ohio with his wife, Maggie and their daughter, Sadie
