Matt Phillips

Matt Phillips

  • Title
    Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Email
    phillipsm@wlu.edu
  • Phone
    540-458-4837
  • Year at W&L
    20th (2006)
  • Alma Mater
    Lynchburg College '04
  • Postgraduate
    Virginia Commonwealth University '06

The 2025-26 season marks Matt Phillips' 20th year as an assistant athletic trainer at Washington and Lee University.

Phillips earned his Master of Science in Health and Movement Science from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006, during which he served as the head athletic trainer at George Wythe High School, overseeing the football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball teams.

A native of Forest, Va., Phillips graduated cum laude from Lynchburg College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers' Association, and the Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association, and is certified in First Aid and CPR.