Kratz_2023

Janelle Kratz

  • Title
    Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Email
    jkratz@wlu.edu
  • Phone
    540-458-4839
  • Year at W&L
    4th (2022-23)
  • Alma Mater
    Temple University
  • Postgraduate
    Ohio University

Janelle Kratz, MS, ATC,was hired as an assistant athletic trainer at Washington and Lee during at the start of 2022-2023 school year.

Kratz joined W&L after serving at the University of Redlands in California, where she had been part of the sports medicine staff since 2000. For the past eight school years, she held the roles of Head Athletic Trainer and Health Care Administrator, overseeing the care of 21 NCAA Division III varsity teams.

Before her time in California, Kratz spent three years as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Alabama - Huntsville and served as the Head Athletic Trainer at the high school level for one year prior.

Kratz holds a Master of Science in Recreation and Sport Science with a focus on Athletic Training from Ohio University and completed her undergraduate studies at Temple University.

She is a NATA-BOC Certified Athletic Trainer, licensed in the state, and holds certification in CPR and AED through the American Heart Association.