Guilford College

Gary Rizza, M. Ed, ATC, LAT was hired as the Quakers' head athletic trainer in August of 2009. He returned to the NCAA Division III athletic training ranks after serving as the Director of Sports Medicine Outreach for TheraSport in Eden, N.C, from 1990-2009. There Rizza provided medical coverage for local high schools and provided marketing and public relations services. He also served as the head athletic trainer for McMichael High School and for Rockingham Community College's baseball and basketball teams.

Rizza spent just under six years as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked with 37 different squads and served as the football team's head athletic trainer. In addition, Rizza worked as the clinical supervisor for student athletic trainers from neighboring Northeastern University and coordinated MIT's health and fitness center.

A 1982 graduate of Boston State College, Rizza earned his master's degree from Boston University in human movement in 1989. He has participated as an athletic trainer in a variety of international competitions, including the 1990 Goodwill Games and the 1984 Olympic Soccer Tournament. Rizza has also completed short assignments with the National Football League's New York Giants, the United States Olympic Training Center and the United States Luge Association. He served as the athletic trainer for Uganda's entry in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships in Israel.