Chris Ikier was hired as the Director of Athletics Performance and Athletics Healthcare Administrator at Babson College in August 2026.
An experienced clinician with more than a decade in collegiate athletics, Ikier comes to Babson after serving as the director of athletic training services & sports performance at nearby Lasell University since 2023. In three years at Lasell, he developed the department's sports medicine handbook that included a concussion management policy, emergency action plans and operational guidelines, and expanded the Lasers' medical provider network.
Ikier utilized Catapult to enhance student-athlete performance while reducing the risk of injury and collaborated with multiple departments across campus to create more resources for student-athletes. He also served on a committee that helped to renovate Lasell's main fitness center to suit the needs of its student-athletes.
Prior to his time at Lasell, Ikier began a three-year stint as an athletic trainer at Tufts University in August 2020. He was responsible for scheduling athletic trainers, further developing concussion rehabilitation techniques to aid recovery for student-athletes, and collaborated with team physicians.
Ikier served as an assistant athletic trainer at Regis College from 2018-20, working closely with the cross country, track & field and swimming & diving programs, and got his start in collegiate athletics as an assistant athletic trainer at Mount Ida College from 2016-18. He also spent two years as a volunteer athletic trainer with the Boston Cannons beginning in May 2016.
In addition to his experience in athletic training, Ikier has served as an adjunct professor at both Lasell and Merrimack College since 2022 teaching masters level courses in emergency management and preparedness, fundamental skills in athletic training and healthcare management & quality improvement.
A 2016 graduate of Lasell with a degree in athletic training, Ikier was a four-year member of the Lasers' men's lacrosse program and served as team captain as a senior. He also earned his master's degree in rehabilitation science from Lasell in 2019.
