Belmont Abbey College

Adam Smith enters his 15th year overall at Belmont Abbey and 13th overseeing the sports medicine department. In 2022, his dedication and experience resulted in a promotion to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine after holding the role of Head Athletic Trainer since January of 2010. He served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the first year and a half.

Under his guidance, the athletic training staff has doubled in size and serves roughly 900 students participating in Athletics. In addition to direct sport oversight of Men's and Women's Volleyball, Rugby and both Cross Country/Track and Field programs, he also serves as the Athletic Healthcare Administrator, Coordinator of Athletic Insurance, and Institutional Drug Testing Program Coordinator.

Smith has been an NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer since 2006 and is currently licensed to practice in North Carolina. He is a Corrective Exercise Specialist and American Red Cross CPR Instructor.

A 2006 graduate of the University of Charleston (W.Va.) with a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training, Smith added a master's degree (Sport Biomechanics concentration) in 2008 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.   He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Diana, and 5 children.


Updated July 27, 2023