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).

 

 

 

Mark Fowler, MA, ATC Head Athletic Trainer mfowler@menlo.edu O: 650-543-3931	Mark Fowler is in his 10th 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.
Jon Surface, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer jsurface@menlo.edu O: 650-543-3739	Jon Surface is in his sixth year as the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College. His responibilities include overseeing the Athletic Training Facility and working closely with each of the 13 intercollegiate sports, especially football, men's basketball, and softball.    After graduating from UC Davis, Jon worked as an Athletic Training Intern with the San Francisco 49ers, providing practice and game coverage during the 2002 preseason. Jon was the Head Athletic Trainer at Davis High in 2002-03 prior to working as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Stanford from 2003-05 where he was responsible for football, men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis.    A Stanton, Calif. native, Jon currently resides in Los Altos, Calif.
Jessie Starr, ATC Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer O: 650-543-3931	Jessie Starr is in her second year as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College. Her responsibilities include the football, volleyball, women's basketball, and softball teams.    Jessie graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Athletic Training in 2008. While at HSU, she played on the volleyball team for two seasons. Jessie worked closely with the women's basketball and football teams at HSU, as well as the baseball team at College of the Redwoods. She is currently a first-year graduate student at San Jose State pursuing a Master's degree in Athletic Training.    A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Jessie currently resides in Mountain View, Calif.
Sonja Askew, ATC Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer O: 650-543-3931	Sonja Askew is in her first year as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Menlo College. Her current responsibilities include the women's soccer, men's soccer, women's wrestling, men's wrestling, and baseball teams.    Prior to arriving at Menlo, Sonja earned her B.S. in Athletic Training from State University of New York at Cortland in 2008. Following her academic career at SUNY-Cortland, she completed an internship at Disney's Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. in 2008-09.    Sonja is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. and currently resides in Sunnyvale.