Dillon Byrum joined West Virginia University’s athletic training staff in May 2021 and currently serves as the athletic trainer for the Mountaineer women’s basketball and cheer programs.
Byrum’s responsibilities include day-to-day care, rehabilitation and injury prevention.
He arrived at WVU after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Davidson College, providing daily medical coverage for the Wildcats’ baseball and field hockey teams.
Prior to his work at Davidson, Byrum also spent time on the athletic training staff at Gardner-Webb University, where he worked with the women’s basketball and women’s cross country/track and field teams.
Byrum received his Master of Science in health exercise and sport sciences from The Citadel in 2018, while working as a graduate assistant certified athletic trainer with football and wrestling.
Byrum also earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Western Carolina University in 2016. During his time at WCU, he worked as an athletic training student at Davidson, working with the women’s basketball team, and at North Carolina State, working with the football team.
