Bio

Nate Akin joined the Chaffey College athletic training staff fall 2019. Nate was born and raised on a cattle ranch outside of Sacramento, CA. He received his undergraduate degree in History from the Master’s University in 2012 and coached overseas in China for a year. He then attended California Baptist University, where he received his Master of Science in Athletic Training in 2017. He completed clinical rotations in a variety of settings, including University of California at Riverside, Riverside City College, and California Baptist University. He became an athletic trainer at the Master’s University, where he was also the student-athlete insurance coordinator and adjunct faculty of Kinesiology.

Nate is certified as an athletic trainer through the NATA Board of Certification. He also holds the ImPACT-Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) certification as well as the NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) credential. Nate's areas of professional interest are in neurodynamics, blood flow restriction training, and concussion assessment and management. His passions include hiking, running, and learning new activities, and he thoroughly enjoys seeing new places. He lives in Riverside with his wife and daughter.