The 2022-23 academic year marks the 28th season of service for Jeff Sage, who has served in a variety of roles related to athletic training, strength and conditioning and general healthcare. In 2018, Sage was promoted to assistant athletics director fo sports medicine and performance, overseeing an office the provides essential healthcare and performance training to more than 200 student-athletes at Daemen.

Sage has played an integral role in the growth of Daemen's sports medicine and performance office over the years, presently leading a group that includes three assistant athletic trainers as well as a head strength and conditioning coach. He has also been invaluable to Daemen Athletics in developing relationships with UBMD and Western New York Knee and Orthopedic Surgery which provide general healthcare and orthopedic care for Daemen's student-athletes. Sage coordinates the involvement of team physicians and orthopedic surgeons throughout the academic year.  

In addition to his administrative role within the sports medicine and performance office, Sage maintains his own athletic training responsibilities. 

A native of Wyoming, N.Y., Sage is presently the longest tenured employee on the Daemen Athletics' staff. He began working at the college in 1995 through an affiliation with Catholic Health's AthletiCare. Two years later, he was named the college's first-ever head athletic trainer, a title he held until the 2015-16 academic year when he was promoted to director of sports medicine. When the NCAA recently mandated that each athletic department designate an employee to serve as the athletics health care administrator, Sage was a natural choice. He has also previously served as a clinical assistant professor and clinical coordinator for the athletic training major at Daemen, a role in which he helped the program gain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). 

One of the most respected members of the campus community, Sage was recognized in 2017 as the recipient of the Brett Ferber Unsung Hero Award. The prestigious award, named for the former student and men's basketball team manager, is awarded annually to the institutional staff member or student who goes above and beyond in their dedication and support of Daemen Athletics. Sage became the first direct employee of the Athletics Department to ever receive the award. 

In addition to his duties with Daemen, Sage currently serves as president of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association (NYSATA). A member of the organization for more than 25 years, Sage was elected to the position after spending three years as the NYSATA Region 7 Representative, covering Orleans, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Wyoming, Erie, Niagara, Allegany and Chautauqua Counties. He is presently in the second of a five-year commitment to the NYSATA leadership hierarchy.

Sage is a 1994 graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport, and he added a Master's Degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2007. He holds professional certifications in athletic training (ATC), strength and conditioning (CSCS) and performance enhancement (PES). 

Sage is the proud father of two children, Jason and Jenna.