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Russ Romano has been the director of athletic training and head athletic trainer since the fall of 1998. He worked previously at USC as an assistant trainer at USC for 4 years (1993-96), working with the football and men's basketball teams. Romano was a graduate assistant trainer at San Diego State for 2 years (1991-92), working with the football team, and the head student trainer at San Diego Mesa College for 2 years (1989-90). Prior to that he received an A.A. degree from Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista (Calif.) in 1986, plus a bachelor's degree (1989) in physical education and a master's degree (1993) in biomechanics from San Diego State. Russ has served as the California Athletic Trainer Association Region 4 director since 1998.
Russ and his wife Pam live in Torrance with their two children Amanda and Paul.
