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George Diab Sports Medicine Center
The prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sports related injuries to UNCW student-athletes is performed in the George Diab Sports Medicine Center, located in Trask Coliseum. This facility is one of two Sports Medicine Centers located on campus.
The Diab Center, named for longtime friends and supporters George and Kitty Diab, opened in the spring of 1993. It features the latest in acoustical, electrical, and hydrotherapy treatment modalities. The room also contains several essential rehabilitation machines.
Under the direction of certified athletic trainers Scott Hill, Julie Francis, Stacy Downar, Danielle Cotellessa, Catherine Lenhardt, Zach Mishoe, Matt Parker and Drew Moore, the 1,732-square foot center serves students athletes on a daily basis.
The athletic training staff is responsible for educating student-athletes on injury prevention techniques. The atmosphere also provides athletic training students an opportunity to gain knowledge and hands-on experience within an accredited undergraduate program.
Directions
If Traveling To Wilmington Via I-40: I-40 becomes US 132/S. College Road once the interstate ends. Continue traveling south on College Road approximately 3 miles. Turn left onto Randall Drive at the traffic light. You are now on the UNCW campus. Take your first right onto Wagoner Drive. Travel approximately ¼ mile and turn left into Parking Lot K. Enter Trask Coliseum and turn right in the main hallway. Diab Sports Medicine is located approximately ½ way down the hallway on the right.
If Traveling To Wilmington Via US 74/76: After crossing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, US 74/76 is also called Dawson Street. Continue on Dawson Street approximately 1.5 miles. Dawson Street (US 76E) will bear right and become Oleander Drive. Continue on Oleander Drive approximately 2.5 miles until it intersects with US 132N/College Road. Turn left onto College Road. Travel approximately 1 mile north, and then turn right onto Hurst Drive at the traffic light. You are now on the UNCW campus. Take your first left onto Wagoner Drive. Travel approximately ¼ mile and turn left into Parking Lot K. Enter Trask Coliseum and turn right in the main hallway. Diab Sports Medicine is located approximately ½ way down the hallway on the right.
If Traveling From The North Of Wilmington Via US 17: US 17 becomes Market Street in Wilmington. Continue traveling south on Market Street. Go under the overpass at the junction of US 117S/132S, and immediately turn left at the traffic light onto South College Road. Continue traveling on College Road approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Randall Drive at the traffic light. You are now on the UNCW campus. Take your first right onto Wagoner Drive. Travel approximately ¼ mile and turn left into Parking Lot K. Enter Trask Coliseum and turn right in the main hallway. Diab Sports Medicine is located approximately ½ way down the hallway on the right.
If Traveling From Wilmington International Airport: As you exit the airport, turn left onto 23rd Street. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Continue to the US 132/College Road intersection, and turn right onto College Road. Travel approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto Randall Drive at the traffic light. You are now on the UNCW campus. Take your first right onto Wagoner Drive. Travel approximately ¼ mile and turn left into Parking Lot K. Enter Trask Coliseum and turn right in the main hallway. Diab Sports Medicine is located approximately ½ way down the hallway on the right.
