Christy Tapps is an athletic trainer employed by Mosaic Life Care providing athletic training services to Bearcat athletics.

She works directly with the women’s soccer, men’s/women’s tennis and the Bearcat Steppers at Northwest Missouri State University. Prior to Mosaic, she spent the last three years as an assistant athletic trainer at Northwest Missouri State working directly with men’s and women’s cross country/track and field.

Tapps earned a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine and athletic training with a minor in nutrition from Missouri State University in 2007. She then received her master’s degree in health and human performance in 2009 from Oklahoma State University. While a graduate assistant, she worked directly with women’s cross country and track and field at Oklahoma State.

She then spent a year at Oklahoma State as an intern athletic trainer working directly with men's and women’s tennis. Following that, she spent five years working at a clinic working directly with an orthopedic surgeon assisting in his patient care.

In December 2018, the Northwest Missouri State Board of Regents recognized Tapps with the Lifesaver award for providing exceptional care and saving the life of a student-athlete whose heart stopped during a practice session. She was also recognized by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and received the 2019 Intercollegiate Council of Sports Medicine’s Above and Beyond Award.

She is currently serving on the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association Executive Committee as the Public Relations Officer.

Tapps enjoys being an adjunct instructor at Northwest teaching sports nutrition. She is an active member of the Maryville community and serves as the president for the Association of Group Homes and Nodaway County Services Board. She is involved at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church and volunteers at St. Gregory’s School.

She is married to Tyler Tapps, professor and assistant director of the School of Health Science and Wellness at Northwest Missouri State. They have two sons, Landon and Carter.