Cherisse Kutyreff is in her fourth year at Northern Arizona University as an assistant athletic trainer after working as a graduate assistant at NAU for two years. She will assist with the day-to-day operations of the athletic training operation and will work primarily with the women’s basketball soccer and cross country teams after coordinating the efforts for the women’s basketball program in 2010-11.

She worked primarily with track and field and cross country her first two years with the Lumberjacks.

Kutyreff joined the staff from New Mexico State University. She earned her bachelor of science in athletic training in 2008 and completed her master of education in education leadership in 2010.

She also worked as the Clinical Coordinator for the NAU Athletic Training Education Program on campus during the 2010-11 academic year.

She is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification and is an Arizona Licensed Athletic Trainer.