East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Sports: Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Cheerleading, and Beach Volleyball

Entering his eighth year on the athletic training staff, VanGilder was recently promoted to Associate Head Athletic Trainer in summer 2024. He started as a graduate assistant covering men's ice hockey, men's basketball, and assisting with football in 2017-18. In the 2018-2019 year, he worked with the men's and women's basketball teams and aiding in coverage of men's and women's soccer teams.

He graduated from Baldwin Wallace University in the Spring of 2017 with a B.A. majoring in both Athletic Training and Exercise Science. He then earned his Master's in Kinesiology in the Summer of 2018 from East Texas Baptist University.

VanGilder is a nationally Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification. He is also licensed to practice as an Athletic Trainer in the state of Texas by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.