Pepperdine Athletic Trainer Says Goodbye to Malibu

Pepperdine athletic trainer Derek Asilo poses on the beach for Pepperdine Women’s Soccer Team’s Media Day in August 2022. Asilo said it has been a blessing to serve as an athletic trainer at Pepperdine University. Photo courtesy of Roger Horne

Members of the Women’s Soccer team at Pepperdine said they view Athletic Trainer Derek Asilo as much more than just a staff member.

Through his career as an athletic trainer at Pepperdine, Asilo has helped transform the University’s athletic department and the athletes who are a part of it, Women’s Soccer senior defender Trinity Watson said.

Asilo returned home from his last road trip with the team on Oct. 23, 2022. He recently accepted a job offer from…