Mark Ayotte is in his 30th year as the Director of Sports Medicine and 31st season as a member of the Fairfield University staff. He came to Fairfield in August 1987 as an assistant athletic trainer, before taking over his current role the following year.
As the Director of Sports Medicine, Ayotte is responsible for overseeing the Sports Medicine Department, including a staff of four certified athletic trainers. He is the primary staff member for the Stags men's basketball, field hockey and men's and women's tennis teams.
After earned his undergraduate degree at Indiana University-Bloomington in 1980, Ayotte spent the 1980-81 academic year as an assistant athletic trainer at MIT. In 1981 he accepted a similar position at Iona College, in New Rochelle, N.Y., a post he held until moving to Fairfield.
Ayotte, a Glastonbury, Conn., native, resides in Trumbull, Conn., with his wife, Gail Marion, and their sons, Nathan and Jonah.
