B.J. Leyser joined the Chattanooga Mocs athletic training room in August of 2011.  He is in charge of the overall health and well-being of the men's basketball team, while overseeing the men's and women's cross country and track and field teams.

Leyser came to Chattanooga from the University of Alabama where he got his master's degree in Health Studies/Health Sciences with an athletic training concentration in May 2011.  He spent two years on the capstone working with the volleyball program.

He implemented and organized all medical care for the Crimson Tide volleyball team.  This included normal gameday and practice responsibilities, designing all exercise and rehabilitation plans for injured student-athletes and supervising athletic training students.

Prior to continuing his education in Tuscaloosa, Leyser worked for a variety of professional organizations.  He was the head athletic trainer for the Mississippi Sea Wolves Hockey Club (2008-09), Tulsa Oilers Hockey Club (2007-08) and Tulsa Talons Arena Football League 2 (2007-08).  He was an athletic training intern for the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Hockey Club (2006-07) as well.

He was an athletic training student at Central Michigan where he earned his undergraduate degree in December 2006.  There he assisted in all aspects of the department with football, baseball, volleyball, softball and men's and women's track and field.