Naval Academy Athletics

Joined Naval Academy Athletic Association: June 2026
Responsibilities: Football

Grace Castricone, ATC, currently serves as an athletic trainer for the Naval Academy’s football program.

Castricone began her time at Navy in June of 2026 following a year-long internship at the Ohio State.
 
While in Columbus, she served as an Intern Athletic Trainer with the football program. Castricone joined the Ohio State athletic department after spending two years as a part-time intern athletic trainer at Western Kentucky University, where she worked with football and women’s tennis. 

Castricone earned her master’s degree in applied exercise science with a strength and conditioning emphasis from Concordia University Chicago in 2025. She completed her bachelor’s degree in athletic training at Ohio State in 2023. 

Castricone is a Certified Athletic Trainer and also holds Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.