Becky Burns has been a part of the Big Red Athletic Training staff since 2015. She is the Athletic Trainer for the Men’s Soccer, Women’s Rowing, and Men’s Tennis teams at Cornell University. During her tenure, she has also worked with the Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Soccer, Softball and Squash programs.
Becky graduated from Ithaca College in 2014 with a B.S in Athletic Training. After graduating she became an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the College of the Holy Cross where she worked with the Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming, and Women’s Lacrosse teams. In the fall of 2015 she returned to Ithaca to join the Big Red as a Graduate Assistant. After earning her M.S in Exercise Science with a concentration in Sport Psychology in 2017, Becky was able to continue her career at Cornell as a full-time Athletic Trainer.
Becky is an active member of the Nutrition Performance Committee and the Mental Health Committee at Cornell. In 2020 she became the Committee Chair of Social Media for the New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association. She has been a part of NYSATA, EATA, and NATA since 2012. In 2014 she became a certified Athletic Trainer, and has been licensed in New York State since 2015
Originally from Baldwinsville, NY, Becky currently resides in Ithaca with her husband Brian, daughter Bailey, and English bulldog Wilmer.
