Margerrite Carlson joined the Seton Hall athletics department in August 2011 as assistant athletic trainer. She is the primary trainer for the women's basketball and tennis programs. In addition, Carlson will help coordinate and provide medical services for all the rest of the Pirates' programs.

Carlson was most recently an assistant athletic trainer at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. While there, she was responsible for the men's basketball, football, baseball, and field hockey programs.

Carlson received her Master's in Athletic Training from Seton Hall from 2008, graduating with honors. While attending graduate school at the University, she was a graduate assistant in the sports medicine office and was a student worker assigned to the men's basketball program.

In 2006, Carlson earned a Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. During her time as a student, she gained experience working with several local universities, high schools, camps, and rehab centers.