C.J. Potter is in his sixth year as Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance after serving the previous eighth year as Director of Sports Medicine for Prairie View A&M University. His responsibilities include overseeing the health and welfare of over 350 student-athletes that participate in intercollegiate athletics at Prairie View A&M.
Additionally, he also provides daily coverage of the football, women’s basketball, baseball, men's & women's track & field, and both golf teams. He oversees a staff of four full-time certified athletic trainers, three strength and conditioning coaches, and a host of athletic training student aides.
Potter began on “The Hill” in 2010 and has expanded the services provided to the student-athletes in that time. He was instrumental in developing a working sponsorship with Houston Methodist Hospital - Willbrook and its physicians, which serves PVAMU with a multi-year agreement that includes access to the same health services as the NFL’s Houston Texans and MLB’s Houston Astros. C.J. also expanded the athletic relationship with Pepsi, making Gatorade the official sports drink of the Prairie View A&M Panthers.
Potter graduated from Canton McKinley Senior high school in Canton, Ohio and worked as an athletic training student while earning his Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University in 2002. He was the head athletic trainer for his high school Alma mater for four years while working through the Aultman Health Foundation before obtaining his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Toledo. After leaving Toledo, C.J. worked for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League before finding his way to “The Hill”.
C.J. is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and is nationally certified through the Board of Certification as a certified athletic trainer as well as a Texas state-licensed athletic trainer. He has also recently received his certification in FMS and is fully trained in dry needling.
