Plymouth Resident Inducted Into Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame

DETROIT — The Director of Athletic Training and Community Outreach in the Division of Sports Medicine at Henry Ford Health System has been inducted into the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society Hall of Fame.

Christina Eyers, of Plymouth, was recognized for her contributions to the field of athletic training and for being a role model for the profession, the health system said in a news release Tuesday. She is the first Henry Ford athletic trainer to be inducted.

“Christina is a consummate professional, and the type of athletic trainer we should all aspire to be,” Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society President Mark Stonerock said. “She is caring, hardworking, tenacious and intelligent, and relates well to everyone she encounters. She is a shining example to all in the healthcare field. There is no other athletic trainer I know who is more deserving to be in our Hall of Fame."

Eyers has worked with athletes at the high school and collegiate levels, the health system said, including athletes with the University of Michigan, University of Alabama and youth soccer athletes under the U.S. Olympic Development Program.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in movement science from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in health studies from the University of Alabama and a doctorate in education from Central Michigan University, according to the health system.

Eyers served as the chair for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs overseeing 1,600 athletic trainers from November 2013 to June 2020 and was appointed to the board in April 2010 by then Gov. Jennifer Granholm and is the longest-serving board member to date, officials said.

Eyers joined the Sports Medicine Division of Henry Ford’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery in March 2011 and leads athletic training at Henry Ford's Center for Athletic Medicine.