Kennesaw State University Athletics

MacKenzie Sauter joined the Kennesaw State Sports Medicine staff in the fall of 2026, working with the Owls' football team.

Prior to Kennesaw State, Sauter served as a Resident Athletic Trainer with the Virginia Tech football program, where she provided medical care to student-athletes, including injury evaluation, rehabilitation and return-to-play progressions for post-surgical athletes. She also collaborated with team physicians and coaching staff and led weekly educational sessions for undergraduate students on sport-specific injuries.

Sauter previously spent a year as an Intern Athletic Trainer with the Middle Tennessee State University football team, where she worked with team physicians and the strength and conditioning staff on injury evaluation, rehabilitation plans and concussion testing. She also gained clinical experience with the University of South Florida and University of Alabama football programs during graduate school.

Sauter earned a Master of Science in Athletic Training from the University of South Florida in 2024 after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Gardner-Webb University in 2022. She is a Board of Certification-certified athletic trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.