ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:
Allisa Gurtner, MS, LAT, ATC
Gurtner joined Cornell's sports medicine staff in March 2021. A native of Middleton, Wis., Gurtner attended Illinois Wesleyan University and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. She received her master's in athletic training at Franklin College in 2020.
At Illinois Wesleyan, Gurtner played for the women's soccer team, which sparked her interest in athletic training. As a senior, she worked as a student medical assistant with women's soccer and swimming and diving.
In the summer of 2019, Gurtner completed an internship with the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League. At Franklin College, she worked with volleyball, men's and women's basketball, football, men's and women's soccer, track and cross country, and baseball at both the collegiate and high school levels.
Gurtner is excited to join the Ramily and help her athletes be successful.
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
Dillon Bennett, MA, LAT, ATC, FDN
Bennett, a native of Lenox, Iowa, joined Cornell's sports medicine staff in Spring 2026.
Bennett earned a bachelor's degree in athletic training from Iowa State University in 2020. He received his master's in community health and recreation from the University of Northern Iowa in 2022.
Bennett served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for Northern Iowa's football and softball teams for two years in Cedar Falls.
He worked at the Northern Iowa Physical Therapy Clinic and also held head athletic trainer positions for Waterloo East High School and the Iowa Woo, a professional indoor football team. Football and rugby are two of Bennett's most passionate sports.
TEAM ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON:
Dr. Mark C. Mysnyk, M.D.
Dr. Mark Mysnyk, Steindler Orthopedic Clinic PLC, is one of the leading orthopedic surgeons in the Midwest. Dr. Mysnyk assists in supervising all of Cornell's 19 varsity athletic teams. Dr. Mysnyk was an alternate on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team in 1976 and wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1974 - 1979.
