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Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

The Kansas State Sports Medicine team is comprised of seven full-time certified athletic trainers, five graduate assistant athletic trainers, a sports psychologist, five team orthopaedics from the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center, and four family physicians. In addition to the staff we have 70 undergraduate athletic training students that are enrolled in the Athletic Training Program that assist the staff.


 Mission Statement

Provide the best possible health care to the student-athletes at Kansas State University. The athletic training staff, in conjunction with our team physicians, will coordinate the delivery of professional and comprehensive preventative, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling services.


 Sports Medicine Facilities
  • Vanier Football Complex
    Saunders Sports Medicine Center
    Sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Golf

  • Ahearn Fieldhouse
    Sports: Women’s Crew, Women’s Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball

  • Bramlage Coliseum
    Sports: Baseball, Women’s Equestrian

  • Basketball Training Facility
    Sports: Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Cheer

  • Satellite Athletic Training Rooms at Baseball, Crew, and Track and Field

 Undergraduate Program

The accredited undergraduate program prepares students to become eligible to sit for the Board of Certification exam to become a certified athletic trainer. The program and working at their clinical sites prepares them to work at the high school level, clinical settings, further their education as a graduate assistant or physical therapy school.

If interested in the Kansas State University athletic training program, follow this link for more information: http://www.he.k-state.edu/hn/ugrad/athletictraining/.


 Sports Medicine Staff

Matt Thomason Head Athletic Trainer 785-532-6384 mthomason@kstatesports.com
Mindy Hoffman Asst Athletic Trainer, Football and Golf 785-532-5880 mhoffman@kstatesports.com
Brandon Yoder Asst Athletic Trainer, Men’s Basketball 785-532-7055 byoder@kstatesports.com
Luke Sauber Asst Athletic Trainer, Women’s Basketball and Cheer 785-532-6929 lsauber@kstatesports.com
Nobu Takashima Asst Athletic Trainer, Track and Field 785-532-1156 nobu@kstatesports.com
Kristin Hodge Asst Athletic Trainer, Volleyball 785-532-1156 khodge@kstatesports.com
Brian Bobier Asst Athletic Trainer, Baseball 785-532-6988 bbobier@kstatesports.com
Simeon Seiler Graduate Asst Athletic Trainer, Football 785-532-5792  
Sid Dreyer Graduate Asst Athletic Trainer, Equestrian 785-532-6988  
Jenn MacFadyen Graduate Asst Athletic Trainer, Track and Field 785-532-6991  
Katy Carter Graduate Asst Athletic Trainer, Rowing 785-532-6991  
Eric Bailey Graduate Asst Athletic Trainer, Women’s Tennis 785-532-6991  
Dr. Mike Johnson Sports Psychologist 785-532-3538 mjohnson@kstatesports.com
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Ahearn Fund