Dani Brinckman enters her second season with the Lions after moving from Assistant Athletic Trainer to Associate Head Athletic Trainer in the spring of 2025.
While working with Wingate, Brinckman was paired with the NCAA Division II men's lacrosse team assisting in all athletic training services for the program including daily rehabilitation and evaluation for over 50 student-athletes.
Brinckman's experience spans across all levels as she had student clinical experience with the University of South Carolina's football and men's soccer teams as well as time at Lexington High School and Pelion High School.
During that time, she evaluated a variety of acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries and aided in the treatment and rehabilitation of a diverse patient population ranging from a low socioeconomic high school to Division I athletics.
She is also a certified yoga instructor and led a class of fellow students at the University of South Carolina.
During her collegiate career, Brinckman was a women's soccer student-athlete and was a team captain in 2020-21. She appeared in 64 contests over her career earning 45 starts over five seasons including every contest in 2020 and 2021.
Brinckman earned her bachelor of science in biology with a minor in psychology and chemistry in 2021 from Seton Hall University and her master of science in athletic training from the University of South Carolina in 2024.
She is certified through the BOC and licensed as an Athletic Trainer and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).
Last updated 6/25
