Sports Medicine
MISSION STATEMENT
The Sports Medicine Department functions to serve the Menlo College intercollegiate student-athletes. The mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to enable the student-athletes of Menlo College to reach their athletic potential by preventing, managing, treating and rehabilitating athletic injuries. The Sports Medicine Staff will reach the goals set forth by this mission by providing an atmosphere that promotes dedication and passion toward athletic training. The Sports Medicine Staff is dedicated to helping the Menlo College student-athletes return to competition as soon as and in the safest manner possible. Staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner and follow the standards set forth by Menlo College and the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA).
STUDENT-ATHLETE INFORMATION & FORMS
 
 
 
SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF
     

Mark Fowler, MA, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer

mfowler@menlo.edu

O: 650-543-3931

  Mark Fowler is in his 11th year as the Head Athletic Trainer at Menlo College. His responsibilities include overseeing the Athletic Training Facility and working closely with each of the school's 13 sports.

A 1998 graduate of CSU Hayward with a degree in Kinesiology, Mark worked with the men's soccer team as a Student Athletic Trainer prior to receiving his Master's degree in Athletic Training from San Jose State. Before arriving at Menlo College, Mark worked as the Head Athletic Trainer at Prospect High and interned with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He was also a member of Japan's athletic training staff during the 1999 Women's World Cup.

Mark is a Hayward, Calif. native and resides in Dublin, Calif. with his wife Karrah and son Jack.
 

Heidi Thramer, MA, ATC

Heidi.Thramer@menlo.edu

Assistant Athletic Trainer 

O: 650-543-3739

  

Heidi Thramer enters her first year as the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, she completed her undergraduate degree at Oregon State University in Exercise and Sports Science: Option in Athletic Training in 2009. Moving further south, she completed her Master's of Arts in Kinesiology from Chico State in 2011. During Heidi's graduate assistantship at Chico State she mainly worked with Men's Basketball, Women's Soccer, and Women's Basketball. She is a diehard Beaver fan, Wildcat fan, and now an Oak!  

 

Lisa Herbert , ATC

Lisa.Herbert@menlo.edu

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer  

O: 650-543-3739

 

  

Lisa Herbert enters her second year as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College.  Her responsibilites to date have included working with the men's soccer, women's soccer, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, and baseball teams.  Prior to arriving at Menlo College, Lisa earned her B.S. in Kinesiology with an option in Athletic Training from The Pennsylvania State University in 2010.  She is currently a graduate student at San Jose State University working toward her masters in Athletic Training.  Lisa is a native of Enfield, Connecticut and currently resides in San Jose, California.  
 

Tyler Arford, ATC

Tyler.Arford@menlo.edu

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

O: 650-543-3739

Tyler Arford enters his first year as a Graduate Assistant at Menlo College.  His responsibilities this year will include men's soccer, women's soccer, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, and baseball. 

Prior to arriving at Menlo, Tyler graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology.  At SDSU he worked with men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and women's tennis.  Tyler also worked as a student at the University of San Diego with men's soccer and baseball.  Tyler spent the past two summers giving back to the San Diego community by working youth summer camps.  He is entering his first year at San Jose State University where he will be pursuing a Master's degree in Athletic Training. 

A native of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Tyler currently resides in Mountain View, Calif. 
Rob Dalnoki Rob Dalnoki is entering his first year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College, working with the staff in the day to day care of Menlo College student athletes.
A 2001 Graduate of California State University, Hayward with a degree in Kinesology with emphasis in Athletic Training and Pre-Physical Therapy, Rob worked at NovaCare Outpatient clinic in Pinole as Director of Work Hardening and Conditioning from 2001 to 2002.  In 2002 he started working at Stanford University as a Graduate Assistant working with the Football and Men's Volleyball team while pursing his Masters degree.  He graduated California State University, East Bay with a Masters in Kinesiology in 2004.  He was then hired as a Staff Athletic Trainer at Stanford University working with the football, softball and M&W Fencing teams over his 7 years.
 
Rob is a San Lorenzo, California native and resides in Mountain View, California with wife Elizabeth