UNC alum serving as an athletic trainer for USA men's basketball at Olympics
Posted Aug 10, 2024
Dr. Quinton Sawyer is one of three athletic trainers that traveled with the United States basketball team to Paris, and as anyone who plays organized sports will tell you, his job is incredibly important in keeping the players in tune to play at their best. Sawyer did both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of North Carolina.
(Tar Heel Blog)
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