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Maria Rello, MS, LAT, ATC
Maria joined the sports medicine staff at Amherst College in 1988 as an assistant athletic trainer and now serves as the director of the sports medicine program. She received a bachelor of science degree in 1989 and a master of science degree in 1994 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Her primary sport responsibilities are field hockey, men's & women's tennis, club sports and students not associated with a sport. When not at work, Maria enjoys spending time with her family including her wife, Allison, and their children, Denison, Zachary and Marcie.
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Mark Klingensmith, LAT, ATC
Mark joined the sports medicine staff at Amherst College in 1991 and was hired full-time as an associate athletic trainer in 1995. He received a B.S. in physical education with a concentration in athletic training from Westfield State College in 1991. He has worked as a self-employed personal trainer since 1994.
His primary sport responsibilities are football, men's lacrosse and men's & women's squash.
Contact Mark at mtklingensmi@amherst.edu or 413-542-8472.
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Kathy Jekanowski, MEd, LAT, ATC
Kathy joined the Amherst College sports medicine staff in the fall of 2005. She received her B.S. in movement science with a concentration in athletic training from Westfield State College in 1996 and was a member of the women's basketball team. She earned her M.Ed. in applied exercise science with a concentration in strength and conditioning from Springfield College in 2002.
Her primary sport responsibilities are women's ice hockey, men's & women's tennis, and distance and mid-distance runners competing in men's & women's cross country and track & field.
Contact Kathy at kjekanowski@amherst.edu or 413-542-5284.
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Joe Ouimet, MS, LAT, ATC
Joe joined the Amherst College sports medicine staff in the fall of 2025. He received his B.S. in science and kinesiology and M.S. in athletic training in 2023 from Castleton University.
His primary sport responsibilities are volleyball, men's ice hockey and women's lacrosse.
Contact Joe at jouimet@amherst.edu.
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Kevin Konstant, MS, LAT, ATC
Kevin joined the Amherst College sports medicine staff in September of 2023.
Prior to arriving at Amherst, Kevin was an assistant athletic trainer at American International College, where he also acted as the assistant athletic director for sports medicine from November 2022 through August 2023. At AIC, Kevin primarily worked with women's soccer, women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's & women's rugby and baseball, and assisted with football.
His primary sport responsibilities are women's soccer, men's & women's swimming & diving, baseball and golf.
Contact Kevin at kkonstant@amherst.edu or 413-542-5713.
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Peng-Wen Washington-Lin, PhD, LAT, ATC
Peng-Wen joined the Amherst College sports medicine staff in September of 2023.
Peng-Wen did her clinical rotation at Amherst College. She graduated from Westfield State in 2022 with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training.
Prior to that, Peng-Wen completed her doctoral studies at Springfield College, earning her PhD in psychology in 2017.
Her primary sport responsibilities are football, men's basketball and softball.
Contact Peng-Wen at pwashingtonlin@amherst.edu or 413-542-5303.
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Sammy Horowitz, MEd, LAT, ATC
Sammy joined the Amherst College sports medicine staff in the fall of 2026. She received her B.S. in athletic training from Ithaca College in 2022 and was a member of the field hockey team. She earned her M.Ed. in sports and exercise psychology in 2024 from Springfield College.
Her primary sport responsibilities are men's soccer, women's basketball and track & field.
Contact Sammy at shorowitz@amherst.edu. |
