Deb Graff

Biography

Deb Graff recently completed her 25th season as the athletic trainer for the OSU gymnastics program. During her time at OSU, she also has worked with several other sports, including volleyball, men's golf and swimming as well as men's and women's rowing. Graff joined the Oregon State athletic training staff after working a year and a half as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Miami (FL), where she worked with women's basketball, men's track and tennis. A graduate of Western Washington University, Graff received a Bachelor's of the Arts degree in exercise science in 1991. She worked as a student athletic trainer while in school and became certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association in 1991. From there, she attended graduate school at Syracuse University where she earned a Master's degree in exercise science in 1993. As a graduate assistant trainer at Syracuse, Graff was the athletic trainer for volleyball and field hockey. A native of Battle Ground, Wash., Graff graduated from Battle Ground High School where she was a member of the golf and basketball teams. Deb and her husband, Barney, have two sons, Mitchell and Jake.