Cornell University Athletics

Case served more than three decades as associate athletic trainer for the Big Red and was part of the fabric of the football and men's lacrosse programs in particular. He stood tall for the department during some of its most challenging times. Case was instrumental in the response to the death of men's lacrosse student-athlete George Boiardi '04 and helped the program find ways to continue to honor his legacy. His practical sensibility helped the department's reaction to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic crisis before passing away unexpectedly in March of 2020. He joined Cornell in August 1988, just months after receiving his master's degree in physical education from Western Michigan. Case earned his bachelor's in sports medicine with a minor in exercise science in 1986 before spending time as an intern with the Detroit Lions. He served on the training staffs of the 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Lacrosse team tryouts, as well as trainer for the 1994 (Manchester, England) and 1998 (Baltimore, Md.) national teams at the World Lacrosse Championship.