Colleen Frickie: Vixen Athletics

Colleen Frickie

Title:	Head Athletic Trainer
Phone:	434-381-6358
Email:	cfrickie@sbc.edu

Colleen Frickie joined the Sweet Briar College athletic department in the summer of 2011. Frickie brings with her a wealth of Division III experience. As an undergraduate student at Lynchburg College, Frickie worked closely with the Hornet’s women’s lacrosse, softball, field hockey and cross-country teams. She gained clinical experience through a range of educational requirements including clinical observations with Lynchburg Family Medicine, Rehabilitation Associates of Central Virginia and Lynchburg College Athletics.

Fricke earned a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Lynchburg College and obtained a Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from California University of Pennsylvania. As part of graduate degree requirements, Frickie served one year as the Head Athletic Trainer at McGuffey High School in Claysville, PA. The Sweet Briar position is Frickie’s first appointment as a head athletic trainer for a collegiate athletic department. Frickie has received several academic and research honors in the field of athletic training including being inducted into Iota Tau Alpha (Athletic Training Education Honor Society), Phi Epsilon Kappa (National Professional Healthcare Honor Society) and Phi Eta Sigma (American Freshman Honor Society). Frickie's Master Thesis is entitled: The Effect of Re-warming on Functional Agility in Collegiate Athletes After Cryotherapy Treatment.

As a student-athlete, Frickie was a standout member of the Lynchburg Hornet women’s soccer team. She was a member of back-to-back ODAC champion soccer teams in 2007 and 2008. During her career the Hornet soccer teams also participated in three NCAA championship tournaments.