John Ward is in his fourth season as an assistant athletic trainer at Buffalo. Ward graduated from UB with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in exercise science with a specialization in athletic training in May of 2004. While completing his master’s degree, Ward served as a student athletic trainer for the UB women’s soccer team during the 2003 fall semester, and he did an internship at Sweet Home High School during the 2004 spring semester. Ward also earned a bachelor’s degree in history and psychology from UB in 1995. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the New York State Athletic Trainers Association.