Shorecrest athletic trainer Ed Elder receives national award

Ed Elder received national award
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Ed Elder, ATC, athletic trainer at Shorecrest High School, has received the prestigious Dr. C. Harmon Brown Award for Sports Medicine and Science from USA Track and Field. USATF is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States.

Ed has been the certified athletic trainer (ATC) for Shorecrest since the fall of 1999 and works with all of the Scots' teams.

Ed has worked numerous United States Track and Field national and international competitions, including the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He operates Integrated Manual Therapy in Shoreline, which provides sports and physical therapy services.

The award was established by USA Track and Field in memory of Dr. Brown, an endocrinologist who helped develop the field of sports medicine.