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Leah Dunagan Hired at Utah State University

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Utah State Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Mike Williams has announced the addition of Leah Dunagan to the athletic training staff.

Dunagan has spent the last six years at Bridgeport (Conn.), where she worked with the volleyball, gymnastics and women’s lacrosse teams and served as the insurance coordinator for Purple Knight student-athletes. Prior to Bridgeport, Dunagan was a graduate assistant at North Carolina State, working with women’s soccer and volleyball and assisting with the gymnastic and co-ed cheer-leading teams.

Dunagan earned a master’s degree in adult and higher education, with a health education emphasis, from NCSU, following her undergraduate degree in health promotion, with an athletic training emphasis, from Cincinnati. Dunagan was a cheerleader for the Bearkats during her freshman year and competed in gymnastics and cheer in her hometown of Solon, Ohio.

“I am very excited to be joining the sports medicine staff at Utah State,” Dunagan said. “I want to thank Mike Williams and the athletic staff for this opportunity. With my experience and gymnastics background, I believe this I will be a great asset to the team and the University. Go Aggies!”

Dunagan will work with the gymnastics team at Utah State, in addition to other duties within the sports medicine department.

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Brandon Wells Joins Utah State Athletic Training Staff

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Utah State Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Mike Williams announced the addition of Brandon Wells to the athletic training staff on Friday.

Wells comes to the Aggies by way of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he served as the athletic trainer for men’s basketball and coordinated athletic medical insurance since 2012. Prior to his time with the Panthers, Wells worked for three years with the football and men’s basketball teams at Augustana College in South Dakota.

Wells was a graduate assistant at Minnesota State-Mankato from 2007-09, earning a master’s degree in exercise physiology, and earned an undergraduate degree in athletic training from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2007.

“I’m excited to be a part of the sports medicine staff under Mike Williams and working with the caliber of program as Utah State men’s basketball,” Wells said. “I want to thank Mike Williamsand John Hartwell for this opportunity, and also want to thank friends, mentors and co-workers at UW-Milwaukee for helping me to develop within my career.”

Wells will work with the men’s basketball team at Utah State and help with other duties within the sports medicine department.

Wells and his wife, Shila, have two children – Zaiden and Shealynn – and plan to reside in Cache Valley.

 

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Utah State Athletic Training Announces the Addition of Laura Parry

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Utah State Associate AD for Sports Medicine Mike Williamsannounced the addition of Laura Parry to the athletic training staff on Thursday.

Parry is returning to Logan, having earned a master’s degree in exercise science from Utah State while serving as a graduate assistant with football and women’s soccer during the 2011-13 seasons. During her time with the Aggies, football made a trip to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and women’s soccer captured a WAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

After graduating from Utah State, Parry worked just over three years at Virginia Commonwealth (VCU), where she was the athletic trainer for the women’s soccer team.

“As an alumni of the Utah State HPER department (now Department of Kinesiology and Health Science) and a former USU athletic training graduate assistant, I am excited to return to the Aggie family,” Parry said. “I am looking forward to enhancing the level of care for our student-athletes and continuing to improve their overall wellness. I’d like to thank Mike Williams for this amazing opportunity to return to Utah State and Cache Valley. Go Aggies!”

Parry earned an undergraduate degree in athletic training from Washington State. Her primary responsibility will be with the women’s soccer team, while overseeing the athletic training needs for women’s basketball and tennis.

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Jessica Achatz Named Assistant Athletic Trainer at Utah State

Utah State head athletic trainer Mike Williams announced Tuesday the hiring of Jessica Achatz (pronounced Ah-ck-ets; rhymes with Rockets) as an assistant athletic trainer for the Aggies.

Achatz, who officially began her duties on Monday, Aug. 17, will work primarily with Utah State’s cross country and track & field programs, as well as provide support for the Aggies’ 14 other NCAA Division I programs.

“We are always excited to add people who have different experiences,” Williams said. “Jessica is a welcomed addition to our sports medicine program and we are looking forward to learning from her. Her knowledge and skill set will be a valuable resource for our student-athletes.”

Achatz comes to Utah State after spending the past two years at Adams State (Alamosa, Colo.), where she earned her master’s degree in exercise science in 2015. The native of Rocky Ford, Colo., was a graduate assistant trainer with the Grizzlies, working with the men’s soccer program for two years, women’s basketball program for a year and men’s lacrosse program for a year.

“I’m pumped to be at Utah State,” Achatz said. “Mike and his staff have been awesome so far and I just can’t wait to get started and work with this great group of coaches and student-athletes.”

Prior to earning her master’s from Adams State, Achatz worked for an orthopedic company. She earned her bachelor’s from North Carolina in 2010.

Achatz graduated from Rocky Ford High School in 2006, lettering in both basketball and volleyball for the Meloneers. During her senior season, Achatz earned all-state accolades in basketball.

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