Michelle Krischel joined the Elon staff in the summer of 2011 and currently works with the Elon football and men's and women's tennis squads. Krischel earned her Masters of Science in Sport Management from Illinois State University in May of 2011. While at Illinois State, Krischel served as the primary athletic trainer for the women's socce program and assisted in coverage of the Missouri Valley Conference Track and Field Championships. Krischel completed her undergraduate degree in athletic training at Eastern Washington University in 2009. As a student at Eastern Washington, Krischel assisted with the men's basketball, men's tennis and track and field programs. Krischel served as an athletic training intern with the WNBA's Seattle Storm in both 2007 and 2008.