Distinguished Alumnus
Chase Claborn, a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), graduated from San Diego State University in 2020. During his time as a student in the SDSU Athletic Training Education Program, Chase had the opportunity to work with many sports, including rugby, ice hockey, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, baseball, and football. Chase began his studies at the Pacific College of Health and Sciences and is continuing to work towards his Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Five Branches University. Chase is currently working as Head Athletic Trainer for Industrial Athlete Pros (IAP) in Newark, California and provides injury prevention and rehabilitation healthcare in the industrial setting. In 2020, Chase and his co-head Athletic Trainer built up IAP’s San Diego athletic training room from the ground up, offering ergonomic assessments, sports medicine rehabilitation, work safety instruction, injury evaluations, FMS screenings, and 3‐minute stretch breaks for athletes. He also publishes the monthly IAP Health and Fitness Newsletter and provides health and wellness education for his athletes. Through his IAP affiliations, Chase provides SDSU students with the unique opportunity of working clinical rotations in the industrial setting. Chase has been an Athletic Training preceptor for several semesters and has personally mentored several SDSU Athletic Training students in his industrial Athletic Training room. Chase still manages to find me for the things he loves: downhill mountain biking, surfing, music, and cooking Chinese dishes.
