PORTALES, N.M. - Eastern New Mexico Athletics has hired Andrew Delagrange as head athletic trainer for the Greyhounds.
"I want to thank Mr. Fite and Coach McClure for the opportunity to be the head athletic trainer at Eastern New Mexico University," said Andrew Delagrange when asked about the role. "I look forward to working with the outstanding coaching staffs and Greyhound student-athletes. My wife (Jackie) and I are excited to make Portales our home and being part of the Pack."
Delagrange comes to Eastern New Mexico University with nine years of experience as an athletic trainer for several colleges and universities and the United States military. For the last year, he was the athletic trainer for the 27 Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis. He also assisted Clovis High School with practice and game coverage over the last five months.
Prior to his time in the Land of Enchantment, he worked in Fort Stewart, Georgia working with ORISE as a program coordinator in charge of data collection and entry as part of a research study. He also worked with Resolution Think where he was the only rehabilitation professional assigned to the care of 900 soldiers in the U.S. Army.
He also has key years of experience working in intercollegiate athletics. In 2021, he worked with men's basketball, men's soccer, and men's soccer at Purdue University, Fort Wayne. From 2019-20, he assisted the baseball program at Ivy Tech Community College. During the same time period, he worked with men's basketball, men's soccer, and women's soccer at Grace College.
Delagrange was an athletic trainer at DI Oakland in Michigan from 2017-19. Prior to this time in Michigan, he was an intern with Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne.
Before his time as an athletic trainer, he served in the U.S. Army with deployments in Kuwait and Camp Anaconda.
Delagrange began working for ENMU on July 1. He earned a bachelor's in athletic training and exercise science from Defiance College in 2016. He graduated with a master's in exercise performance from Liberty University in 2019 and is currently pursuing a PhD in health sciences from Liberty with an expected graduation in 2027.
