Darren Gonzalez joined the Monmouth Sports Medicine Department in the fall of 2024 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. Gonzalez works with the football team and other Hawk sports.Â
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Gonzalez brings a wealth of experience on the high school, college and professional level to the Hawks.
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He gained clinical experience working at Don Bosco Prep, the New York Giants, James Caldwell High School, Montclair State and West Orange High School. There he learned how to work with elite athletes, how to deal with treatment and rehabilitation, practice field preparation and how to run an athletic training room.
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Gonzalez has also worked as a learning ambassador for the Amazon Sort Center. In that role, he assisted with training associates and assisted the Safety Department with proper work techniques.
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Gonzalez graduated from Montclair State, where he earned a bachelors degree in exercise science and a Masters degree in athletic training. While he was at Montclair State, he was a pitcher for the baseball team.
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