Lauren Norton, who was promoted to assistant director of athletics for sports medicine in July 2022, is in her fifth season at Austin Peay after spending four years at South Carolina State.
Norton was the Bulldogs' head football athletic trainer for four seasons. She was responsible for designing nutritional, mental health, and rehabilitation programs. Norton also established the department’s COVID-19 return-to-campus and return-to-play protocols.
Norton earned a master’s in kinesiology from LSU in 2016. She was a graduate assistant trainer in Baton Rouge for two seasons, working with the Tigers' beach volleyball, football, and swimming and diving programs. Following her graduation, she spent one season with the Auburn athletics department as an athletic training intern, assisting with the Tigers' men’s tennis and cheerleading programs.
A 2013 graduate of East Carolina, Norton completed a double bachelor’s degree in athletic training and school health education. While in Greenville, she also was an athletic training student and assisted with coverage of the Pirates football team in 2011.
Norton is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. She also is certified in CPR/AED by the American Heart Association. Norton also holds certifications in the Graston Technique and personalized blood flow restriction rehabilitation.
