weightroom
November 13, 2025
Athletic training program builds leaders
Dozens of student-athletes spend time in the training room at the Recreation Fitness Center each day, for icing, taping, stretching and other forms of treatment, but a few students are there to give more than they receive. They are trainers in the making. These student trainers, who often have majors in kinesiology or exercise science, work in the training room under the supervision of Jaelyn Rufenacht, the head athletic trainer. Rufenacht said, “The value of a student trainer is that they can gain hands-on experience and help with the day-to-day duties of the athletic training room.” She added, “They are...