Bio

Kelly Carlson begins her first year as an assistant athletic trainer at Simpson in 2012.

Carlson will cover the track and field teams as well as perform off-season rehab.

Carlson joined Simpson for the 2012 spring semester after serving as the athletic trainer for Pella High School in the fall of 2011. Prior to her time at Pella, Carlson was the Sports Medicine Director/Coordinator/Clinical Athletic Trainer at OAD Orthopaedics in Warrenville, Ill. from 2005-2011. Since 2007 she has been the OAD Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Annual Continuing Education Course Director.

Carlson is a 2007 graduate of Central College, where she received her athletic training degree.

- Worked during the 2012-13 season