Bio

Lauren Szerencsits was named head athletic trainer in July 2022. Szerencsits will lead a team of two full-time certified athletic trainers providing comprehensive healthcare, including preventative and rehabilitative care of injuries, for approximately 160 Bears student-athletes.

Prior to joining the Bears, she was the head athletic trainer at Bigfork High School in Kalispell, Montana for one year. In addition to providing athletic training services to student-athletes, she created and implemented an off-season strength and conditioning program, certified all coaches and administrators in CPR, first aid, and SCAT 5 protocol, and instructed a 10th-grade sports medicine course.

Before her time in Montana, Szerencsits spent over two years in Texas with the Baylor College of Medicine where she was tasked to plan and market their Sports Performance Symposium, as well as developing various programs, protocols, and waivers for the local school district. She also started a sports medicine elective while serving as an athletic trainer at The Awty International School in Houston and was a volunteer trainer for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby.

Szerencsits began working in intercollegiate athletics with student placements at St. Francis Brooklyn, Rice University, and Lehigh University — compiling over 1,800 hours of first-hand experience at the Division I level. Working closely with the Rice football program, Szerencsits played an instrumental role in the Owls' 2017 trip to Australia for their participation in the Sydney College Football Cup against Stanford; preparing training and medical necessities for international travel. She was also an integral member of Lehigh's coverage of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championship as well as the Lehigh Relays.

Szerencsits received her Bachelor's and Master's of Science in Athletic Training from Long Island University in Downtown Brooklyn in 2018. She holds active memberships in the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association, and Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association.

A native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, Szerencsits currently resides in Brooklyn.