Assistant Athletic Trainer

USA Men's Eagles 15's

Brazil  |  Uruguay  |  USA

February 2016

Head Athletic Trainer

USA Falcons, 2016 American Sevens

Argentina  |  Chile

January 2016

Athletic Trainer

AIG Men’s Junior All-American

Zimbabwe

April 2016

National 7's Tournaments

15's NCAA Collegiate Coverage

Las Vegas International Rugby Tournament (7's tournament)

USA Rugby National Collegiate Finals (7's tournament)

Certified Athletic Trainer

Biomechanics Analysis

A major accomplishment for both athletic trainer and athlete was preparing Alli DeFrancesco to swim the English Channel.  Alli approached Brian with a goal in mind and an interesting history.

At the age of 21 years old, Alli was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.  After initial treatment and chemotherapy, tides began to change for Alli after a successful bone marrow transplant.  It was shortly after that when she felt an overpowering need to do something positive and inspiring.  In that moment Alli decided to swim the English Channel.

While initially planning the swim for the summer of 2012, Alli and Brian trained hard all year.  Unfortunately, due to unforgiving weather conditions Alli did not get to even dip her toes in the water after traveling all that way.  However unforeseen circumstances would not deter Alli.  After training for another year, she and her team returned in August of 2013.  On August 28, after battling strong French tides, chilling water temperature, 10-14 mph winds with gusts ranging from 15-17 mph, and jellyfish, Alli reached the shore at Cap-Gris-Nez, France, in 11 hours 14 minutes, becoming the first Italian women to complete the 28-mile swim.

Not only did Alli accomplish her goal, she swam strong, remained positive, and made a name for herself forever in the record books.