Brooke Bleeker was named an assistant athletic trainer prior to the 2023-24 academic year. Bleeker works primarily with the soccer, women's basketball, and softball programs at Mount Marty.
Prior to joining the staff at Mount Marty, Bleeker worked at Augustana University as an assistant athletic trainer assigned with the football, baseball, and swimming programs from 2021-2023. During her time there, she implemented movement assessments, rehabilitation programs, and prevention strategies. She received the 2022 South Dakota Athletic Training Association Iron Will Award. She covered events such as the Augie XC Twilight Invitational, Augie Swim Invitational, and the 2023 NCAA DII Baseball World Series.
In the fall of 2020, Bleeker was an assistant athletic trainer at Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA. She primarily covered the volleyball, cross country, and track/field programs. During her time there, she covered the 2020 GPAC XC Championship.
Bleeker, a 2020 MSAT graduate at Augustana, spent the 2019-20 athletic year as a graduate intern with the Augustana football, swimming, and baseball teams. The 2018-20 school year, she was a recipient of the Dr. Jeffrey Behrens Scholarship. Bleeker obtained her B.A. degree in Exercise Science in 2018 at Augustana where she was a four-year member of the Augustana University CIVITAS Honors Program and an athlete on the women's soccer team.
Bleeker became a BOC certified athletic trainer in 2020 and is licensed in the state of South Dakota. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and holds certifications through American Heart Association (CPR), Owens Recovery Science Institute (BFR), and National Council for Mental Wellbeing (Mental Health First Aid).
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