Sprained knees and twisted ankles sound painful, but someone has to deal with these problems and the UW-Stout Athletic Training Center does just that, working with 16 intercollegiate programs.
The Athletic Training Center serves more than 350 varsity athletes by covering practices, games and many other events. The Athletic Training Center also staffs clinics and tournaments held on campus.
All rehabilitation and treatment is under the direction of team physician Dr. Paul McNally of the Red Cedar Medical Center in Menomonie. Dr. McNally assists with weekly visits to the Athletic Training Center and with event coverage. Jane Foos, a registered dietician at the Clinic, will meet with teams and individual athletes throughout the year.
The Athletic Training Center is well equipped with four ultrasound units, two muscle stimulation units and a jobst compression unit along with three whirlpools used for hydrotherapy. The rehabilitative equipment consists of two stationary cycles, an upper body ergometer, a recumbent cycle, stairmaster and treadmill.
The Athletic Training Center is located in the lower level of Johnson Fieldhouse, room 32.
Susan Lew - Head Athletic Trainer
The center is headed by Susan Lew, who came to Stout in the fall of 2000. Lew earned her masters degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation with an emphasis in sports medicine from South Dakota State University in 1996. She earned a bachelors degree from UW-Eau Claire in Corporate Exercise Management with a minor in sports medicine in 1994. Prior to coming to Stout, Lew was the head athletic trainer at Mt. Senario College in Ladysmith for three years. Lew has served internships at the Comprehensive Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Clinic in Coon Rapids, Minn., and the Chippewa Valley Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Eau Claire. She has worked as a trainer with the Roseville, Minn., junior hockey league, an American women's soccer team that toured Holland and Denmark, and with Special Olympics programs. Lew, a native of Stillwater, Minn., and her husband, Dave, reside in Elk Mound with their sons, Dane, Brett and Nate.
Toni Marousek - Assistant Athletic Trainer
Toni Marousek is the Blue Devils' assistant trainer who came to UW-Stout in the fall of 2007. Marousek received her masters in kinesiology in 2007 with a concentration in exercise and sport psychology at NCAA Division I Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Marousek did her undergraduate work at UW-Eau Claire, earning a bachelor's in athletic training. She was a student trainer with the Blugolds from 2002-05. While at Temple, Marousek served as a graduate extern athletic trainer, working primarily with the women's field hockey and la crosse teams, and provided coverage with several other teams. Marousek was a wellness coach with the YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity.
Dr. Paul McNally - Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Paul McNally is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine at Red Cedar Medical Center – Mayo Health System in Menomonie. Dr. McNally also is the UW-Stout team physician. He has been caring for Stout athletes for seven years. Dr. McNally came to the Red Cedar Clinic in 1998, and also cares for athletes from nine area high schools. Dr. McNally has memberships in the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Osteopathic Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American Osteopathic Association of Orthopedics and American Osteopathic Association. Dr. McNally completed his pre-med at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed a year-long fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at the University of Iowa, where he served as assistant team physician. Dr. McNally and his wife, Kathy, a nurse anesthetist in Eau Claire, have two children, Lauren and Emily. Dr. McNally enjoys watching all sporting events, playing golf, jogging, bicycling on the Red Cedar Trail, playing billards, skiing, hunting and traveling. Call 715-233-7638 or go to www.rcmc-mhs.org to contact Dr. McNally.
Jane Foos - Registered Dietician
Jane Foos RD, CD registered dietitian, certified dietitian, clinical/sport dietitian at Red Cedar Medical Center - Mayo Health System in Menomonie, is the team dietitian for the University of Wisconsin Stout athletic department. Foos conducts yearly sport-specific nutrition programs, assists the athletic training and coaching staff in planning pre-game, sideline, half-time and travel fueling strategies and consults with teams and athletes on off-season body composition programs. She counsels individual athletes on a variety of performance concerns such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, food allergies, disordered eating, supplement use and injury recovery. Foos is on the list of approved NCAA grant speakers and provides presentations for coaching association conventions, staff workshops, booster clubs and teams. She is also the team dietitian for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's cross country and track/field team. Foos received her degree in nutrition from Eastern Washington University and interned in Seattle, Washington. She serves as the Wisconsin Dietetic Association liaison to the WIAA, a certified skinfold tester with the WIAA wrestling program and is a member of SCAN and NASCA. Call 715-233-7475 or email foos.jane@mayo.edu to contact Jane Foos
Jeff Banks - Clinical Athletic Trainer
Jeff Banks ATC, L. serves as clinical athletic trainer for Red Cedar Physical Rehabilitation - Mayo Health System in Menomonie. Along with his clinical duties, Banks also serves as assistant athletic trainer for UW-Stout. Banks received his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Medicine from UW-Eau Claire. Banks has been a staff athletic trainer at Red Cedar Physical Rehabilitation since December of 1998. As a member of the Red Cedar Medical Center's Sports Medicine Team, Banks provides in-school athletic training services as well as selected game coverage for five outlying high schools: Colfax, Elmwood, Spring Valley, Glenwood and Boyceville. Banks, originally from Arizona, has adapted well to Wisconsin's mild climate and enjoys the cooler weather for fall and winter sports. Jeff is a triplet and his brother is playing professional basketball in Europe. Banks and his wife Peggy have two children, Brianna and Dalton. Call 715-233-7740 or go to www.rcmc-mhs.org to contact Jeff Banks.
Amy Tryggestad - Clinical Athletic Trainer
Amy Tryggestad, LAT, serves as an athletic trainer for the Red Cedar Medical Center - Mayo Health System in Menomonie. Along with coverage at UW-Stout, Tryggestad also provides in-school athletic training services at Menomonie High School. Tryggestad received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from UW-Eau Claire in 2005 and also received her master's degree at UW-Eau Claire in 2006. Tryggestad, originally from Rochester, Minn., enjoys snowboarding, fishing, working out and being with friends and family. Call 715-233-7740 or go to www.rcmc-mhs.org to contact Amy Tryggestad.