Jessika Hunt was named to the UC Riverside Intercollegiate Athletics Training Staff in the summer of 2007. She joined the Highlanders' program after serving three years as the head athletic trainer at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland.
Hunt started in Emmitsburg in 2004, overseeing the school's 18 varsity sports and serving as the primary trainer for the men's basketball team. Prior to joining "The Mount," she was co-Head Athletic Trainer at Trinity College in Washington, D.C. While working at the Division III program, Hunt assisted all 10 varsity programs and helped develop and implement strength and conditioning programs for the teams and players.
A 2000 graduate of East Carolina University, she also worked in the George Washington athletic training department. She completed her Masters Degree in exercise science in August 2006 from the California University of PA.
Hunt is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association since 1997. During her spare time, Hunt does volunteer work with the Crisis Center and the Riverside Humane Society. She resides in Riverside.
