Dillon Byrum

Biography

Dillon Byrum joined the Charlotte 49ers Sports Medicine Staff in June 2025 as Assistant Athletic Trainer. His primary responsibility is providing athletic healthcare for the Women’s Basketball program. He also serves as a clinical preceptor for the UNC Charlotte Master’s of Athletic Training Education Program. Prior to his arrival at Charlotte, he spent four years as an Associate Director at West Virginia University, working with the Women’s Basketball and Cheer programs while serving as a Preceptor for the Athletic Training Education Program. He arrived at WVU after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Davidson College, providing daily athletic healthcare for the Wildcats’ Baseball and Field Hockey programs. 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 programs In 2016, Brum received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Western Carolina University. During his time at WCU, he worked as an athletic training student at Davidson (Women’s Basketball) and at North Carolina State University (Football). He 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. He is a Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification and is licensed in North Carolina. He holds additional certi

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