Harry Campbell Named SUNY Cortland head athletic trainer

05/14/2024 

Harry Campbell has been named SUNY Cortland's new head athletic trainer, according to director of athletics Mike Urtz. Campbell takes over the position from Bob O'Malley, who served at Cortland since the fall of 2018.

"We are excited to add Harry to our Cortland Athletics team," Urtz said. "His knowledge and experience are a great fit to lead a very reputable athletic training staff here at Cortland. We look forward to having him aboard."

Campbell has been employed as an athletic trainer at the University of Rochester since August of 2015 and has served as the head football athletic trainer since 2021. He was directly involved in all aspects of athletic training services and athletic injury management for 23 NCAA Division III intercollegiate varsity sports, including primary sport assignments of football, men's basketball, men's soccer and softball.

In addition, Campbell was the team physician clinic coordinator at Rochester and a student employee supervisor, and he was a clinical preceptor for the CAATE accredited athletic training program at SUNY Brockport.

Prior to his work at Rochester, Campbell was an athletic trainer at United Health Services in Binghamton, where he served as the head athletic trainer for Owego Free Academy in Owego, N.Y., from 2014-15 and the head athletic trainer at Seton Catholic Central School in Binghamton from 2013-14. Campbell also was a certified athletic trainer at the USA Hockey Player Development Camp in Buffalo in July of six straight years from 2013-18.

“I would like to thank Mike Urtz and the search committee for this great opportunity," Campbell said. "I am very excited to get started and help the staff continue to provide high level care to Cortland’s athletes. Cortland has a great tradition of excellent athletics and I am honored to be joining the department. I, my wife and our family look forward to joining the SUNY Cortland community.”

Campbell was a 2013 graduate from the SUNY Brockport where he was a dual major, earning his degree in athletic training and kinesiology.  He then went on to earn his master’s degree in rehabilitation sciences from California University of Pennsylvania in 2015. He has multiple certifications, including being a BOC Certified Athletic Trainer licensed in New York, NASM-CES, NASE-CSS, First Aid and CPR/AED for professional rescue. He also is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, College Athletic Trainers Association and the NYS Athletic Trainers Association.

A native of Lyons Falls, N.Y., Campbell and his wife, Elisabeth, have a son, Amos.