Staff Directory

Braxton Zeigler
Braxton Zeigler
  • Title:
    Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Basketball
Braxton Zeigler, M.ED., LAT, ATC was announced as the head athletic trainer for Wake Forest men's basketball on July 24, 2025.

Zeigler comes to Winston-Salem following three years at Georgia State University, where he worked as an athletic trainer for the Panthers' men's basketball and women's golf programs. During his time in Atlanta, Zeigler took on several duties, including acting as a coordinator of pre-participation physicals for all Georgia State student-athletes each semester, completing successful rehabilitation periods for various athletes, assisting the strength and conditioning staff with injury maintenance programs and operating The Athletic Trainer System (ATS).

From February 2021 to May 2022, Zeigler served as an athletic trainer and insurance coordinator for Western Carolina University, working with the men's basketball team. In addition to his daily guidance with the Catamounts' teams, he oversaw medical insurance of all student-athletes and processed medical claims. Zeigler also worked as an adjunct professor to provide athletic training courses and a primary instructor of other health and fitness courses.

Zeigler got his start in collegiate athletics as a graduate assistant in athletic training at Mercer University from June 2019 to January 2021. He primarily worked with indoor and beach volleyball while also handling secondary sport coverage with men's and women's basketball, women's track and men's and women's cross country. 

A native of Macon, Georgia, Zeigler obtained a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Valdosta State University in May 2019. Two years later, he received a Master of Eduction: Higher Eductation Leadership at Mercer University. He is the proud husband of Klarissa Zeigler.
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