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Happy Holidays from

the Augustana Ath-

letic Training

Alumni Associa-tion! We hope the

school year is going

well for everyone,

and that you enjoy this

latest issue of our

Alumni Newsletter!

CALL TO ACTION!

We have a lot of young

alumni and current AthleticTraining students who

would appreciate the sup-

port of an ATEP alumnus,

so please help us in creating

a strong, unified group

dedicated to bettering

eachother and future Ath-

letic Trainers! Be involved

as much as you feel able;

drop us a note, post on

Facebook, donate finan-

cially, send an email. The

Augustana ATEP has given

us so much, it‟s time to give

back a little time and inter-

est.

Fall 2010 Newsletter

A note from Brian Gerry, ATEP Program Director

Augustana Athletic Training Alumni Association

Inside this issue:

ATEP Update 1

Current Staff Up-

dates

2

Alumni Updates 2

Current Students 4

AATAA Update 4

Online Resources 5

Contact Us 5

November, 2010

Athletic Training

"Individual commitment

to a group effort - that is

what makes a team

work, a company work, a

society work, a civiliza-

tion work." --Vince

Lombardi

Here in the Augustana Athletic Training Education Program, we are welcoming 18 freshmen who have declared Athletic Train-

ing as their major. It‟s our biggest freshmen class ever! The program continues to grow and strive towards educating quality

Athletic Trainers. We have a wonderful group of students, and wish our current seniors the best of luck as they prepare for the

BOC certification exam this spring! The ATEP maintains it‟s accredidation status with CAATE, and we are proud to say we will

keep this status through the 2017-2018 school year, at which time, we‟ll go through the self study and site visit process again.

I would like to encourage all alumni to become actively involved in the Augustana Athletic Training Alumni Association. Our

current students need the networking, advice, and financial support that you can provide. There are many conferences and edu-

cational opportunities that our students would like to take part in, but need the financial means to do so. As alumni, you have a

responsibility to give back and help future Athletic Trainers from your undergraduate institution. Please get involved!

I sincerely hope that 2010 has been a wonderful year for all of you, and wish you all the best in 2011! Keep in touch!

Brian Gerry



Brian Gerry — Brian is

in his 16th year at Au-

gustana. His primary

sport responsibility re-

mains football, as well asprogram director for our

AT Education Program.

His daughter Jennifer

and son Matt attend Au-

gustana, and his son Nate

is a sophomore at Wash-

ington High School in

Sioux Falls.

Tim Groeneveld („02): Tim lives in Hartford, SD with his wife Jessica. They

recently welcomed their daughter Avalynne Jayne into their family on October

13, 2010. Tim has been taking college courses and will be applying to PA school.

ATEP Staff Updates

Chris and Carrie (Leber) Erickson

(„02): Chris, Carrie, and family moved

to Omaha, NE in Feb. 2010. Chris has

been working at Concentra Physical

Therapy as the Center Therapy Direc-

tor. This fall he also worked as a part-

time ATC for Jennie Edmundson Hos-

pital, covering high school football

games. Carrie has been working for

Jennie Edmundson Hospital as a part-

time ATC since March 2010. Their 2

girls both have birthdays coming up

soon...Haylee will be 5 and Kamryn

will be 2.

Alumni Updates

Pre-practice time in the Athletic Training

Room

Brandon Wells —this year marks Brandon‟s 2nd

as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Augustana. His

primary responsibilities include football, and men‟s

basketball. Brandon joined us in 2009 after receiv-

ing his master‟s degree from Minnesota State Uni-versity — Mankato.

Andy Boehnke — Andy is in his 8th year as an

Assistant Athletic Trainer for Augustana, with pri-

mary sport responsibilities being women‟s soccer,

wrestling, and baseball. He and his wife Tami wel-

comed their daughter Taylor Grace into the world

on August 20, 2010, and they live in Tea, SD.

Emily Whiting (’02) —this is Emily‟s 8th

year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Augus-

tana. Her primary responsibilities are volley-

ball, women‟s basketball, and softball. Emily,

her husband Jason, and sons Cade and Brendan

recently moved into a house they had built over

the summer in Sioux Falls.

Marie Barth — Marie has been the glue that

holds the staff together for over 10 years. She

and her husband Darrell live in Sioux Falls and

have 4 grandchildren and one more on the way

this spring!

Amber (Sejnoha) Garry („02): Amber

lives in Hartford, SD with her hus-

band Pat. They have two sons, Kolte,

3, and Kash, 1, and one daughter,

Taryn, 13. Amber continues to own

and operate CBM Managed Services,

and Marlin's Family Restaurants Brand

as the Human Resource Director.

With continued growth in their cur-rent fields and now moving into

School Nutrition Programs, it doesn‟t

seem that Amber will be slowing

down any time soon!

Nancy (VanDam) Forsha („99): Nancy lives in

Louisville, KY, with her husband Thom and

their 3 daughters. Hannah will be 3 on Janu-

ary 18th, 2011, and their twins Madison and

Morgan were born July 3rd, 2009. Nancy is

a stay-at-home mom.

Chris Compton („04): Chris and his wife

Nicole were blessed with their first daughter,

Isabella Rose, on 10/21/10. She weighed

7lbs, 2oz, was 21 inches long, and sports a full

head of brown hair! Everyone is healthy and

happy. They live in Terre Haute, IN.

Sara Bortscheller („09) - Sara lives in

Fort Dodge, IA, and is a GA at Iowa

Central Community College working

mainly with VB and WBB. She is taking

classes online through the U of Central

Missouri and will get her master‟s de-

gree in Sport Business and Administra-

tion. She is proud to be an aunt for the

first time and co-Godmother to BriaElizabeth, who was born in October!

Lisa Bengtson („09) - Lisa is attending

the University of Northern Iowa for

her Master‟s Degree in Athletic

Training. She has started collecting

data for her thesis, and looks to be

done with grad school in May!



Jeff Sailer („01) - Jeff is owner of

Sailer Family Chiropractic in

Sartell, MN. The practice is

going strong and he stays very

busy! He and his wife Andrea,

have a son, Brody, who is 2 years

old.

Jason Oakes („06): Jason graduated from PA school in Decem-

ber 2009, and is working as a family practice PA with Health

Partners Clinics in Minneapolis, MN.

Jason Rinne („07): Jason graduated with his master‟s degree

from UNO and began working at Centerpoint Medical Cen-

ter in Independence, MO in August. He covers Grain Val-

ley High School in Grain Valley, MO.

Did You Know?

Augustana

Athletic

Training

graduates can be

found in 19

states in the US

and also in

Japan!!!!

Kari Hanson („09): Kari is a Graduate Assistant AT at Hawaii Pacific University, working with women‟s basket-

ball and softball. She will receive an MA degree in Communication. Kari has also taken up surfing during her

time in Hawaii!

Ashley (Miller) Hubregtse („07): Ashley is currently a full-time Physical Therapist

at Avera Brookings Medical Center. She and her husband John live in Brookings,

SD.

Travis Pugliese („06):

Travis is working as a

Fitness Director in St.

Paul, MN. In March of 2010, he married Amy

Lindner, and they live in

Farmington, MN.

Nova (Butor) Larson („00): Nova and her

husband Chris are expecting baby #2 on

11/23/10. Their daughter Autumn (4

years old) is very excited to be a big sis-

ter!

Emily (Miller) Hutchinson („03): Emily

and her husband Richie have a 3 1/2 year

old son named Edgerin and a 1 year old

daughter named Aria. Emily is workingpart-time at Sanford Trauma 5 while fin-

ishing her Master of Nursing degree at

SDSU. Richie works at Great Western

Bank, and they reside in Sioux Falls.

Travis Sohlman („08) -

Travis is General Man-

ager of Fitness 19 in

Coon Rapids, MN. He

has also started training

for MMA!

Jennifer (Sandquist) Stavenger („08) -

Jenn got married to Mark Stavenger on

6/5/10. She is currently working at San-

ford in the Orthopedic Home Medical

Equipment Store while also doing contract

work for Sanford Sports Medicine. She

and Mark recently finished building a new

house in Sioux Falls.

Jeremy Schultz (‟06)-Jeremy graduated from Northwest-

ern College of Chiropractic in August „10. He and his

wife Michele he now make their home in Sioux Falls,

where Jeremy works at McCaulley Chiropractic.

Abby (McDonald) Wilking

(„05) - Abby and her husband

Dusty recently moved from

Michigan to Lakeville, MN to

work at JBS-Swift in Wor-

thington as an industrial ath-

letic trainer. They welcomed

their son, Dalton, into the

world on 4/13/10!

Zach Wermers

(„08) - Zach is

attending PT

school at Creigh-

ton in Omaha, NE.

He also passed his

BOC Certification

exam in June

2010!

Kelly Ottis („08) - Kelly lives in

Gilbert, AZ, where she is taking

classes and working. She has been

accepted to two PA schools and will

soon be deciding which one she

wants to attend.

Dan Miriovsky („07) - Dan and his wife Melanie live in

Omaha. He graduated from DPT school in May,

passed is boards in June, and began attending his resi-

dency in orthopedic PT at Creighton. He works in

the clinic 3 days a week, is a TA/guest lecturer for the

entry-level DPT program, and in January will be

teaching a therapeutic exercise class at Clarkson Col-

lege. He‟ll be done with his residency in May 2011.



Current ATEP StudentsSENIORS: Kelsey Hourscht (Garretson, SD), Elizabeth We-

gleitner (Britton, SD)

JUNIORS: Megan Bezdicek (Jackson, MN), Sid Dreyer (Sioux

Falls, SD, Sarah Eichacker (Sioux Falls, SD), Katie Erdahl (Blue

Earth, MN), Andrew Herdman (Wessington, SD), Lisa Koch

(Sioux Falls, SD), Brittany Lipetzky (Sioux Falls, SD), Kayla

Uptagrafft (Stewartville, MN), Sandra Wipf (Sioux Falls, SD).

SOPHOMORES: Zach Barbur (Eden Prairie, MN), Brock Bills

(Sioux Falls, SD), Nichelle Klatt (Albert Lea, MN), Elizabeth

Millar (Redfield, SD), Kaitlin Rehder (Hawarden, IA), Kacie

Ryan (Chaska, MN)

Hello members of the AATAA! I hope this newsletter finds you healthy, happy, andenjoying life as the holidays approach. First, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude toEmily, our secretary, for putting together this letter. This fall has been unbelievably busy forme as I adjust to being a first-semester doctoral student and continue to work full time in addi-tion to contract athletic training work. Emily has been gracious enough to get alumni updatesand put this together, and I can‟t thank her enough.

I hope all of you have had a great fall and those of you working in traditional athletictraining settings saw your teams excel in their fall seasons. It‟s hard to believe we are almostto Christmas and the New Year! Before we know it, it will be summer again and we‟ll be

welcoming yet another class into the AATAA. This year‟s senior class at Augustana consists of two girls: Kelsey Hourscht is currently applying to continue her education in physician assis-tant studies, while Elizebeth Wegleitner is hoping to gain more experience with an athletictraining internship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. If sheisn‟t able to go to Florida, Elizebeth is planning to attend Lake Area Technical Institute inWatertown, SD for an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in physical therapy assistant stud-ies. I look forward to welcoming Kelsey and Elizebeth into the AATAA and watching themgrow as young professionals.

I would also like to encourage you all to keep checking our Facebook page for newsand discussions. If you are not in the Facebook group yet, the name of the page is “AugustanaCollege Athletic Training.” The page is not only for alumni but also for current and prospec-

tive students. Let‟s all try to get more involved with this page and check it regularly. We canhave professional discussions and make plans for events via the Facebook page!

Again, I hope everyone is doing well. Please keep us updated on any new contactinformation and news as it arises. Have a wonderful holiday season!!

Laura Kunkel

AATAA President

Class of 2004

A note from Laura Kunkel, AATAA President

AATAA Officers

President: Laura Kunkel

(‘04)

Vice-President: Tryg Odney

(‘95)

Secretary: Emily Whiting

(‘02)

Treasurer: Chris Compton

(‘06)



Contact Us:

We want to hear from you! Keep us updated on your family, jobs, school attendance, etc. Our alumni are an important

part of our ATEP here at Augustana, and the more involved you are, the better our program becomes. We‟re proud to

call you all Augustana Athletic Training Alumni!!! We hope you‟ve enjoyed this edition of our Alumni Newsletter,

and Happy Holidays to you and your families!!!

Brian Gerry, Head Athletic Trainer: 605-274-5534, [email protected]

Marie Barth, ATEP Secretary: 605-274-4810, [email protected]

Laura Kunkel, AATAA President: 817-531-7526, [email protected]

Emily Whiting, AATAA Secretary: 605-274-5543, [email protected]

“The future depends on what we do in the present.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Find us on the Internet!!

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Facebook Group: Augustana College Athletic Training

Follow all Augustana Athletics at

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Augie Sports Updates:

Football will host a home playoff game for the first

time in school history on November 27.

Cross Country has qualified for nationals: the

women for the 5th straight year, men for the 2nd!

New Construction!

T h e o f f i c e s p a c e f o r t h e

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