SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State Athletics has announced the addition of three members to its athletic medical and rehabilitation services staff: Arianna Myers, Adam Geiger and Philip Loyd.
 
Myers has served on staff at Missouri State as an intern since 2023. She served as the athletic trainer for beach volleyball as well as men's and women's swimming and diving for the 2023-24 season, before joining the football training staff in July 2024 where she will continue to serve in her new full-time role. Myers graduated from MoState with a bachelor's degree in sports medicine and a certificate in health sciences in 2022, before earning a master's degree in Athletic Training in May 2023.
 
Geiger will oversee the health care for the Missouri State women's basketball program. He moves just down the street after working at Mercy and serving as the athletic trainer for Evangel University since May 2023. During his time at Evangel, Geiger served the men's and women's soccer and men's and women's basketball programs.
 
Prior to his time in Springfield, Geiger held stints at Rock Valley Physical Therapy in Davenport, Iowa (2021-2023) and Performance Physical Therapy in Westport, Conn. (2017-2021). At both stops, he worked as an athletic trainer for local high schools and was named the athletic training lead for Davenport Public Schools. Geiger graduated from Western Illinois in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training.
 
Loyd will oversee the health care for the Missouri State men's soccer and men's golf teams. He makes his way to Springfield after spending the previous three-plus years at Delta State University. While at Delta State, Loyd oversaw the athletic training services for the baseball program, served as an insurance coordinator and was a first aid and CPR instructor among other duties.
 
Prior to his time at Delta State, Loyd also had stops as an athletic trainer at Bethel University, Hendrix College/Conway Regional Health Systems and the Texarkana Arkansas School District. He also spent one year as a graduate assistant at West Texas A&M University. Loyd graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a bachelor's degree in Athletic Training in 2017, before adding a master's degree in Exercise Science from Delta State in May 2024.
 
Their hirings are contingent upon final approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors at its next meeting.