Javiera Gonzalez joined West Virginia University’s athletic training staff in August of 2025 and currently serves as the athletic trainer for the Mountaineer women’s basketball program.
Gonzalez responsibilities include day-to-day care, rehabilitation and injury prevention.
The native of Santiago, Chile came to Morgantown from McNeese State University, where she began working in 2021 as an Intern Athletic Trainer for the Women’s Soccer and Women’s Tennis teams. Following that stint she was promoted to full-time for two seasons at McNeese.
Javi spent two years as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, where she received her Master’s Degree in Higher Education. In her two years, she provided coverage for the Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Cross Country Teams
Javi attended Lincoln Memorial University, where she was a tennis student-athlete while completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training.
She is a NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, licensed Athletic Trainer in the state of Louisiana and West Virginia. She holds certifications in First Aid & CPR/AED for the professional rescuer and she is a certified Sports Nutritionist Consultant.
Javi plays in a futsal league, workout, runs long distances, and continues to play tennis once in a while. She enjoys staying active overall and is married to Luke Cody and has a dog named Bella.
