HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Lynn Porter as Assistant Athletic Trainer.  

Lynn is a recent graduate of Gannon University, earning her Masters of Athletic Training degree this past May. Porter was an athletic training graduate assistant while at Gannon from 2023 to 2025. From 2020 to 2022, she was an athletic training assistant and sports medicine intern at Coppin State University from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management with a concentration in Athletic Training.  

Porter gained experience all throughout the state of Pennsylvania with her clinical rotation bringing her from Pennsylvania West-Edinboro to Penn State Behrend, and from the Allegheny Health Network to McDowell High School, where she covered a wide range of sports. Her clinical rotation most recently brought her from PA to Hanover, NH where she worked at Dartmouth College.  

"I am honored to join the NEC athletic department and sports medicine team! I'm excited to work alongside the other incredible athletic trainers to cultivate a supportive and uplifting rehab environment to help all student-athletes grow both on and off the field," said Porter. "This is a great opportunity to embrace a strong program, and I can't wait to be on campus soon!" 

Lynn was a Division-I softball player at Coppin State where she was a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society, the CSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and earned the Distinguished Eagle Award for highest GPA.  

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