University of Maryland, Baltimore County

UMBC tabbed Stacy Carone as its associate director of athletics for sports medicine and performance in the spring of 2018. She also serves as the primary athletics' trainer for the men's lacrosse program. 

Among her responsibilities, Carone will coordinate the development and implementation of all policies and procedures pertaining to UMBC student and student-athlete health and well-being. She will oversee and provide comprehensive leadership for all aspects of athletic training, strength and conditioning programs and practices for all UMBC varsity sports and coordinate risk management and injury prevention efforts for student-athlete health and well-being personnel and facilities

The native of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. worked for two years at Rutgers University, serving with women’s basketball as the team’s primary athletic trainer.

Previously, Carone spent nine years at Villanova University, serving the four seasons as the athletic trainer for the Wildcat women’s basketball program. While at Villanova, Carone coordinated all aspects of the women’s basketball team’s health care and assisted with the development and execution of the strength and conditioning program. 

Carone began her career as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Villanova in 2007 working alongside the football, field hockey and softball teams. In 2009, she was hired as a full time contracted athletic trainer through NovaCare Rehabilitation and served as the primary athletic trainer for the men’s soccer team.

A 2007 graduate of the University of South Florida, Carone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training and in May 2009, earned a masters of public administration from Villanova University. 

Carone is a board certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. 

In addition to being a certified athletic trainer, Carone is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist, spinning certified fitness instructor and an adjunct professor. Moreover, the newest member of #RetrieverNation is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Corrective Exercise Specialist, American Red Cross Instructor and has served on various medical committees on the Alliance for Intercollegiate Sports Medicine.

Stacy is married to Jim Carone and the couple young has two sons, Colton and Canaan. Jim is currently the head baseball coach at McDaniel Collegem after an outstanding tenure as head baseball coach at Wagner College.