Sports Medicine

Matthew Virtue, MS, LAT, ATC

B.S. Exercise and Sport Science, The Pennsylvania State University
M.S. Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University

E-mail: matthew_virtue@landon.net Office: 301-320-1398

Matthew Virtue is entering his 10th year at Landon as Head Athletic Trainer and a teacher of health and wellness in the Middle School. He has been practicing athletic training for 14 years and has worked with athletes in the collegiate and professional levels prior to committing to the secondary school setting.

Prior to coming to Landon, Mr. Virtue was the Head Athletic Trainer at Trinity College in Washington, D.C., where he had an integral role in the prevention and treatment of sports injuries combined with his role as adjunct faculty teaching health and wellness. His teaching experience was enhanced by a graduate assistantship at Georgia Southern University, where he received a M.S. in Kinesiology. While at Georgia Southern, Mr. Virtue was a certified athletic trainer with the football, soccer, and baseball teams. He achieved his certification after earning a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science from The Pennsylvania State University, where he assisted with the football, swimming, and field hockey teams. While attending Penn State, he was also a student-athlete on the cross country and track teams.

Stephen Herman, MS, LAT, ATC

B.S. Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University
M.S. Exercise and Sport Science/Exercise Physiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro

E-mail: stephen_herman@landon.net Office: 301-320-1371  

Stephen Herman, now in his 7th year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Landon, began working in Athletic Training as a senior at Patrick Henry HS in Roanoke, Va. While at Wake Forest University, he worked as a student athletic trainer for three years with Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, but predominantly spent his time with the Deacon Football program.

After graduation, he was certified by the National Athletic Trainer Board of Certification and worked for a year as an Athletic Trainer at Davidson College where he managed the overall health care of the Women's Soccer and Baseball teams.  In his first year of grad school at UNC Greensboro, he was the primary Athletic Trainer for Baseball, and then #1 ranked Spartan Men's Soccer team. The second year of grad school, Mr. Herman worked with the Greensboro College Women's Soccer/Basketball/Softball, and the Men's and Women's Tennis Teams until he made his way to Landon in the Fall of 2006.  In the summer of 2010, he completed a 200 hour Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician course near Yosemite National Park.

In his free time, Mr. Herman loves to travel, listen to music, watch college athletics, and stay active, preferably in the warm outdoors!  He enjoys basketball, tennis, swimming, hiking, and the occasional run, but none of these compare to his love for road cycling. He simply cannot over-emphasize the vital role that exercise plays in a healthy lifestyle.

Visitor Information

On behalf of the sports medicine staff, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Landon. We hope that your visit will be safe and enjoyable. Please feel free to contact us at any time if you should require any assistance while you are here.  If any of your athletes require taping/wrapping, please send a kit with the necessary materials with them.  Unfortunately, injuries will occur and sometimes emergency situations will come up.  If an ambulance is indicated, 911 will be contacted.