June 17, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow announced that Darryl Conway has been named the Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine. Conway will oversee all medical and athletic training operations for the Terrapins' 27 varsity athletic programs.

"We are extremely excited to attract someone with Darryl's qualifications, experience and leadership skills to the position of Director of Sports Medicine," said Associate Athletics Director Dave Haglund. "In this newly created role, he will manage all facets of the sports medicine operation for the department's 27-sport program. Darryl comes to us highly recommended by others in collegiate athletics. He brings a wide range of experiences to the position, having previously headed up sports medicine units at University of Central Florida, Northern Iowa and Morgan State."

Conway, who has been an athletic trainer at both the collegiate and professional levels, comes to the Terrapins after serving as head athletic trainer at the University of Central Florida for three years. There he was the head trainer for the Golden Knight football squad, while supervising the assistant trainers, graduate assistants and student assistants who provide training coverage of Central Florida's 17 varsity sports. At UCF, Conway was responsible for overseeing the compilation and input of daily medical records, the computerized injury surveillance program and the NCAA injury surveillance system. He served as a clinical instructor/field experience supervisor for athletic training students, assisted in the development of marketing and fundraising projects for the sports medicine department and served as the site coordinator for the NCAA drug testing program at UCF.

"I am excited to be joining the University of Maryland, with its rich athletic tradition," said Conway.

Prior to his position at Central Florida, Conway served as the Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Northern Iowa, working as the head trainer for the Panthers' football and men's basketball teams from 1999 to 2001. He was the head athletic trainer at Morgan State University in Baltimore for one season and was an assistant trainer and professor at Delaware, his alma mater, for two years. From 1993 to 1996, Conway was an assistant trainer with the NFL's New York Jets.

Conway earned a bachelor's degree in physical education studies, magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware in 1993, before receiving a master's degree in physical education and a certificate in sports management from Adelphi University two years later.

Conway has taught numerous collegiate courses related to athletic training, has made numerous presentations and has co-authored several scholarly publications and book chapters. He has been a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) since 1989, and is also a member of the United States Weightlifting Federation.