Nebraska Wesleyan University has promoted Jason Ensrud to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine.
Ensrud, who has been with NWU since 2006, will continue to oversee sports medicine and athletic training services, and will now take on additional administrative responsibilities, including serving as a liaison with student health services and overseeing strength and conditioning programs.
“Jason is truly deserving of being elevated to the Assistant Athletic Director level,” said NWU Director of Athletics Dwight Merilatt. “His leadership and knowledge of our overall department and student-athletes has been a valuable resource for me since I started in 2022. I’m excited he will be joining our administrative team.”
Ensrud came to Nebraska Wesleyan in the fall of 2006, serving as an assistant athletic trainer before being promoted to Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer in 2007. He is the primary athletic trainer for the Prairie Wolves football and baseball teams and assists other teams throughout the year. Ensrud was also inducted into the Nebraska Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame with the Spirit of the Plainsman Award.
In 2015, the College/University Athletic Trainers' Committee named Ensrud the NCAA DIII National Athletic Trainer of the Year. That same year, the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association recognized him as the Most Distinguished Young Professional. In 2013, he was the recipient of the University’s C.O.R.E. Award, which the Sports Medicine team also received in the fall of 2021.
Before joining NWU, Ensrud was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, providing medical care for their football, women’s basketball, and baseball teams. He also served as the assistant athletic trainer for the Windy City Thunderbolts, a semi-professional baseball organization in Chicago. Jason received his undergraduate degree in athletic training from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND.
A native of Pekin, North Dakota, Jason and his wife Kylie have a daughter, Grace, and a son, Kellen.
“I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Merilatt for this opportunity. I’m excited to contribute to the continued growth and future successes of our department and Nebraska Wesleyan University,” Ensrud said.
Ensrud and his team will continue to be based in the athletic training facilities at Nebraska Wesleyan, ensuring top-notch care for all Prairie Wolves student-athletes.