Grinnell College Director of Athletics and Recreation Greg Wallace announced that Kariann Blair has been hired as assistant athletic trainer at the school.

Blair comes from Eastern Illinois University, where she served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer since August 2006.

Blair graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake with a bachelor's degree in athletic training and recently obtained her master's of science in cardiac rehabilitation from Eastern Illinois. Prior to her job at Eastern Illinois, she served as an intern at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and with Sports Medicine Northwest.

"We are very excited to have Kariann as our new assistant athletic trainer," said Wallace. "Her work with a wide variety of sports at both the NCAA Division III and Division I levels will be beneficial to all our student-athletes. She will be a great addition to our staff."