Blake Hokcaday joined the Privateers in the summer of 2022 and will be the team athletic trainer for baseball and golf in his first season on the Lakefront.

Hockaday most recently worked nearby at Loyola (N.O.). He worked primarily with the volleyball and tennis teams from July 2020 through the 2021-22 year.

He has also worked at the professional level with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hockaday interned with the Bucs in the summer of 2019 where he conducted and managed field setup, assisted with various rehabilitation interventions and administered therapeutic modality techniques.

Hockaday graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor's in Kinesiology in 2018. He earned his Master's in Athletic Training from Arkansas in 2020. While in Fayetteville, Hockaday was also an athletic training student with the women's basketball and baseball programs.