Kat Ruark is in her first year as an assistant athletic trainer with D'Youville Athletics. Ruark's primary sports are men's soccer, men's basketball, and men's lacrosse.

Ruark comes to D'Youville after making stops at Syracuse University, Marian University, and Butler University. 

During her time at Syracuse, Ruark created therapeutic exercise plans for postoperative patients on the Syracuse football team. She applied therapeutic modalities and participated in on-field coverage for all spring season football practices, including the Spring Game. 

Ruark also served on the football athletic training staff at Marian Unviersity where she traveled to all away competitions with the team.

During her stop at Butler, Ruark developed injury rehabilitiation exercises for the men's soccer and women's tennis teams; while also working directly with two post-surgical baseball players. She also developed core circuits for injured athletes to complete during conditioning sessions with the team.

Prior to her time at the NCAA level, Ruark worked at Pike High School and Center Grove High School.

Ruark earned her Master of Science in athletic training from the University of Indianapolis in May 2022. She was Vice President of the Athletic Training Student Association where she created and managed the UIndy Master of Science in Athletic Training Instagram page. She also coordinated prorgam attendance at the GLATA conference in 2022. Ruark earned her Bachelor of Arts in cell and molecular biology from DePauw University in May 2018.

Ruark is CPR/AED and board ceritified in athletic training. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association, and New York State Athletic Trainers' Association.