Taylor Spyker was named Senior Associate Athletic Director for Health & Performance and Primary Healthcare Administrator at Wichita State in February 2023 and was promoted to Deputy AD and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) in July 2025.
In a proactive response to the ever-changing landscape in college athletics, this new position strategically manages the health and performance areas in support of Shocker student-athletes, to include, sports medicine, sports performance (i.e., strength/conditioning), mental health/performance, nutrition, and sports science. These units collectively create the Shocker Health & Performance Team, in a continued effort to maximize resources and synergy, in effort to provide first-class service to Shocker student-athletes.
Spyker comes to Wichita State after serving as the Head Athletic Trainer for Lexington Sporting Club in the United Soccer League since January 2023. She was responsible for the development and oversight of a High Performance Department including all personnel associated with the club that contributed to athlete’s optimal health and performance.
Originally from West Virginia, Spyker has been an athletic trainer for more than 10 years, gaining experience at major NCAA Division I institutions such as LSU, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Taylor earned a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from West Virginia University. As an undergraduate student, she worked with a variety of sports including football, baseball, soccer, cheerleading and track and field. She went on to Louisiana State University to earn her Master’s in Sports Pedagogy and Psychological Science. She was assigned to work with men’s and women’s swimming and diving and football.
After graduation she went to the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Athletic Trainer with football. Taylor also worked as the High-Performance Liaison and student worker for recruitment. In 2017, she moved to Senior Athletic Trainer working with men’s soccer and overseeing other teams including women’s soccer, track and field, stunt, cheerleading, men’s tennis and women’s tennis.
In January 2023, Taylor moved to Head Athletic Trainer for Lexington Sporting Club in the United Soccer League. Her main assignment was with the men’s first team. She was tasked with overseeing all medical aspects including youth and academy teams and developing a High Performance department. This included Sports Medicine, Nutrition, and Mental Health.
