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Joe Ferraro Athletic Trainer
Joe Ferraro, a member of the Duke Athletic
Department for 13 years, serves as the athletic
trainer for the Blue Devil men’s lacrosse program.
A native of Cockeysville, Md., Ferraro
handles the health care for Duke’s men’s lacrosse,
men’s track and field, and men’s and women’s
golf. He joined the Duke Athletic Training Staff in the
fall of 1995 after serving as the Acting Head Athletic
Trainer at Guilford College in the spring of 1995.
Ferraro, 37, earned a bachelor of science
degree in justice & policy studies from Guilford
College in 1993, and went on to earn a master of
science degree in injury prevention & management from Springfield College in
1999.
Roy Skinner Coach Emeritus
College athletics veteran Roy Skinner is no
stranger to Duke lacrosse, having served as an
assistant coach twice from 1962-66 and 1974-75
and as the Blue Devils’ co-head coach from 1967-
70 with Bruce Corrie. Skinner and Corrie coached
the Blue Devils to an overall record of 21-25.
In addition, Skinner, a longtime faculty
member in the Physical Education department,
spent 17 years with Duke’s men’s soccer program,
serving as an assistant coach from 1959-65 and as
head coach from 1966-76. Skinner’s head
coaching record in soccer was 71-45-5 and he
guided Duke to its first NCAA Tournament in 1972. He also served as Duke’s
assistant wrestling coach from 1959-62.
A 1958 graduate of Maryland, Skinner was a two-sport standout for the
Terrapins earning All-America honors in both lacrosse and soccer.
A native of Dundalk, Md., he helped lead the Terps to the national
championship in lacrosse in 1956 and was inducted into the Maryland Sports
Hall of Fame on May 5, 2000.
T.J. Grams Academic Coordinator
T.J. Grams became a member of the Duke
athletic department in August of 2005 and is an
academic coordinator. He oversees the academic
progress for the men’s lacrosse program as well
as baseball, women’s lacrosse, men’s and
women’s soccer, men’s golf and men’s and
women’s tennis.
Grams joined the Duke staff after working at
the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of
Business as an academic advisor. He also was a
graduate assistant academic coordinator at N.C.
State while earning a master’s degree from the
school, finishing in 2003.
A native of Sheboygan, Wisc., Grams is a 2001 graduate of the
University of Wisconsin. He is married to the former Heather Mehring of
Brookfield, Wisc.
Randall Dorvin Strength Coach
Randall Dorvin joined the Strength &
Conditioning staff in August 2007.
Dorvin came to Duke from New Orleans,
La., where he operated his own athletic
development facility for several years, training
numerous athletes from high school to the
professional level.
His most recent collegiate coaching
experience includes serving as an Assistant
Strength & Conditioning Coach at Oregon and he
was the first Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
at New Orleans.
Dorvin holds a bachelor of science degree in exercise physiology from
the University of New Orleans, a master’s degree in sports medicine from the
University of Oregon and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
He is certified by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches
Association, the National Strength & Conditioning Association, the USA
Weightlifting Federation and USA Track & Field.
Jeff Howser Speed & Agility Coach
Former ACC champion and All-America Jeff
Howser is in his seventh season as Duke’s
speed and conditioning coach.
A 1971 graduate of Duke, Howser was a sixtime
ACC champion. Howser was named as one
of the ACC’s top 50 track athletes of all-time in
2003. He went on to earn a bronze medal at the
1969 World Championships in the 110-meter high
hurdles and was an alternate on the 1968 U.S.
Olympic Team.
Howser ran on the international level from
1968-82, was a four-time U.S. Olympic Trials
qualifier and two-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist.
Howser served previous track and field assistant coaching stints at
Florida (1971-74), N.C. State (1974-77), Duke (1977-79 & 1989-90) and North
Carolina (1979-80).
Bob Weiseman Equipment Manager
Bob Weiseman joined the Duke Athletic
Department in January of 2008 and serves as the
Equipment Manager for the Blue Devil men’s
lacrosse team.
Weiseman worked seven years (2000-07) at
Villanova University in a variety of capacities
including media relations assistant, assistant
coordinator of marketing, promotions and special
events and director of operations and facilities. He
also spent four years (2003-06) as Villanova’s
facility and game operations liasion for the MLL's
Philadelphia Barrage.
A native of Doylestown, Pa., Weiseman is a 2000 graduate of Lynchburg
College and engaged to Meghan Carolan, a native of Hicksville, N.Y., who
also is a member of the Duke equipment staff.
Erin Cobb Administrative Assistant
Erin Cobb joined the Duke athletics staff in
October of 2007 and serves as an Administrative
Assistant for the Blue Devil men’s lacrosse
program.
A native of Maine, N.Y., Cobb played both
field hockey and lacrosse at Hartwick College
before graduating in 2004 with a bachelor of arts
degree in history. She went on to earn a master’s
degree in the same discipline from UNC
Greensboro in 2006.
Caroline Applegarth
Team Manager
Greenwich, Conn.
Kimberly Silenzi
Team Manager
Northlake, Ill.
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