Kelly Reece joined the Catamount Athletics staff as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in June 2023. Reece will work primarily with the WCU volleyball and women’s golf programs.
An alum of Western Carolina University, she returned to Cullowhee in a full-time role after most recently working with PT Solutions as assigned as the head athletic trainer at Smoky Mountain High in Sylva, N.C. As the head athletic trainer at SMHS, Reece covered all fall, winter, and spring practices and sporting events at the high school, as well as both football and wrestling at the middle school level.
While an undergraduate, Reece gained experience as an athletic training student at nearby Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C., as well as Asheville High School and Asheville Christian Academy in Asheville, N.C. Reece also assisted the athletic training staff at the collegiate level at VMI, Spartanburg Methodist, and UNC Asheville
Originally from Waynesville, N.C., Reece earned a Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Western Carolina University in May 2022.
