Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

Patti Colliton currently serves as the Manager of the Fitness Center and she has served the fitness center in a variety of roles over the years.  She has served the University in myriad ways dating back to 1991.

Colliton earned a bachelor of science in Physical Education: Athletic Training from Plymouth State in 1991, and she went on to earn a master's in Athletic Training from the University of Virginia in 1992.  She spent the 1991-92 school year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at W&L and later served as an athletic training intern from 1992-97.

Colliton began teaching group exercise classes at W&L in 1995 and was promoted to associate athletic trainer in 1997, serving in that position until 1999.  Colliton shifted her focus to family in 1999, leaving her athletic training position and focusing on serving as a group exercise instructor at W&L and the Lexington/Rockbridge YMCA.  In 2008, her role evolved into serving as the fitness/wellness program coordinator at W&L, a position she held until being promoted as the assistant manager of the W&L fitness center in 2018.