Francis Marion University Athletics

Eric Roux begins his second year at Francis Marion University as an assistant athletic trainer.

Roux earned a B.S. degree in athletic training and exercise science from High Point University in 2013 and a M.S. degree in kinesiology from the University of Connecticut in 2015.

A native of Vernon, N.J., he came to FMU after serving two years as the coordinator of injury prevention and care at Georgia Southern University.

He has also worked as the head athletic trainer for the South Georgia Tormenta FC, a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Connecticut, and a summer camp athletic trainer for High Point University and 3d Lacrosse. 

Roux is a BOC Certified Athletic Trainer and a nationally identified provider. He is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer and certified in Functional Movement Techniques and IASTM through RockTape. 

He is a member of both the National Athletic Trainers Association and the American College of Sports Medicine.

During the 2018 summer, he worked with the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League -- a collegiate summer wooden bat league.

(July 2018)