From Athletic Training to Around the World

One of our very own graduate assistants, Kate Goeler, has big plans ahead.  Kate is a second year graduate assistant originally from Chittenango, New York.  Kate completed her undergrad at West Virginia University and after graduating worked for a year doing an internship with the University of Maryland.  At Maryland she worked with the football and gymnastics teams. After the internship, Kate journeyed to Louisiana State University for graduate school.  Kate was a great addition to our athletic training family and worked with the women’s soccer team last year and is currently with the women’s tennis team and is our insurance coordinator.  Over the summer, Kate applied to and got accepted to go on a mission trip called World Race. The World Race is an 11-month Christian mission trip to 11 different countries around the world that consists of about 60 people split into smaller teams of 5-7 people.  The countries Kate will be visiting are Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Philippines, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda.  She will be helping with various missions including: sex trafficking, orphanage restoration, church planting, and any other needs the countries may have.  This will be a life changing experience for Kate and she told us “I am very excited to use my skills and experiences as an athletic trainer to serve and bring hope to those around the world.” Kate will be departing on July 1, 2013 and returning on May 31, 2014.   She is currently raising support and writing a weekly blog.  To learn more about Kate’s journey ahead, you can visit her blog at kategoeler.theworldrace.org.  Good luck next year Kate!

Scholarship Recipients

LSU Athletic Training is proud to announce the scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 school year:

Academic Achievement

Tamaria Hollis

This award is given to the Athletic Training Student with the highest GPA at the end of the prior Spring semester.

Doc Broussard Athletic Training Student of the Year

Jared Williams

This athletic training student shows exemplary performance in the classroom and in the athletic training room. Their qualities help propel them into leadership roles in the athletic training profession. They should serve as role models for not only the athletic training students in the program but the pre-professional students aspiring to become athletic trainers.

Come Back Kid Award

Reese Shivers

This athletic training student played an integral role in the treatment and rehabilitation and recovery of a student-athlete's injury. This person has become an part of the creation and implementation of the rehabilitation protocol. The injury sustained should have been season ending or season altering for the student-athlete.

Adam Sturlese Memorial Sports Medicine Award

Jared Williams

The recipient of this scholarship is voted most outstanding Football Athletic Training Student who possesses a strong work ethic and continues to excel in the field of Athletic Training regardless of obstacles. They have a positive attitude and a strong determination to work with their peers as a "team" not as an individual. They are appreciative of others and always offer a helping hand. They are role models in the classroom despite the hours that are devoted to the football and athletic training programs. This Athletic Training Student is relied upon and trusted by all football staff, graduate assistants and fellow peers.

Special Assistance Fund

Yuri Ashley

This student has shown unusual financial hardship as a result of their involvement in the athletic training profession. They may have an unusual financial situation that requires them to hold a job to supplement their finances, find their own collegiate experience as well as other reasons why they may need financial assistance.

Tiger Cub Award

Derek Carter

This scholarship is given to the Pre-Professional Athletic Training Student with the highest binding scores during the application process into the Athletic Training Education Program. They have poise and maturity and have left the staff with the confidence that they will continue to represent our program with dignity and class.


For more information on these students and scholarships, visit: http://lsuats.blogspot.com/

An Aussie Adventure

This past summer Sarah Bair, an LSU second year athletic training student, traveled with James Madison University students to study Sports Medicine in Australia. While in Australia, Sarah was able to see many different sports arenas and talk to some Australian physiotherapists. She traveled to Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns, and Surfer's Paradise. She has an incredible time learning about the importance of sports in Australian culture. She was also able to watch some Aussie rules football, netball, rugby league, rugby union, and a few other sports during her travels. "Australia was such an eye-opening experience to the ways sports medicine is impacting people all over the world and I can't wait to keep exploring" said Bair.  Sarah has opened her classmates eyes to opportunities around the globe and different ways to use their skills.

Student of the Month

Congratulations to Jared Williams, LSU’s Athletic Training Student of the Month for September! Jared is a standout third year in our program currently working with the LSU Football team. His previous clinical assignments included softball and soccer. Jared is an excellent role model and leader for his classmates and younger students both in the classroom and clinically. He currently serves as the treasurer for the student organization Alpha Tau Sigma and was one of two students to earn an internship role with the LSU football team this past summer. Jared is this year's receipients of both the Doc Broussard Athletic Training Student of the Year Scholarship and the Adam Sturlese Memorial Sports Medicine Award. When asked about Williams, Shelly Mullenix said, "While we believe we have been fortunate to get a great group of athletic training students, it is Jared who has provided exceptional senior level leadership to his athletic training peers. In a setting like football we need a fast response and a great work ethic. We get that with Jared...but it comes in a calm, cool and collected package. He is well deserving of this month's Student of the Month Award." Congratulations Jared!