Greg Penczek is entering his 14th year at Towson University in the Sports Performance Staff. Penczek was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in August 2016 and oversees the men's lacrosse team. He previously worked with the field hockey and football teams for a year each in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Penczek joined the Tigers staff in August 2012 after spending six years as the head athletic trainer at Stevenson University. For the Mustangs, Penczek was responsible for the prevention and care of 600 student-athletes in 21 different sports. He helped get two additional staff members and worked with the development of the football program. Penczek managed all administrative aspects of the athletic training program while overseeing the strength and conditioning coordinator.
Prior to his work at Stevenson, Penczek served as the assistant athletic trainer at Gardner-Webb for two years. At Gardner-Webb he served as the primary coverage person for the men’s soccer and wrestling teams. Penczek supervised the athletic training students while training the staff in CPR, First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogen training. He taught in the Athletic Training Education program and assisted with drug testing protocol.
Penczek received his Masters degree in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University in 2004. While working towards his degree, he served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer and worked with the women’s gymnastics team at LSU. In addition, he supervised the athletic training students, helped with football as needed and worked on the in-house drug collection.
Penczek has received a pair of Bachelors degrees from Salisbury University. The first was in physical education in 1996 and the second in athletic training in 2001. Penczek worked in the athletic training room at Salisbury first as a student and also as a part-time assistant athletic trainer just after graduation.
Penczek is an NATABOC Certified athletic trainer, who has had the chance to present at several conferences. Outside of Towson, he was a US Lacrosse Athletic Trainer for the US Senior Men's National Team, helping the 2023 team win the World Championship in California. He previously served as the President of the Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association.
