The U.S.A. Track and Field medical staff poses for a photo during downtime at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. K-State professor Phillip Vardiman (sixth from left) is making his first trip to the Olympic Games.
More than 10,000 athletes from around the world will converge at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month in the hopes of achieving their dream of winning a gold medal.
Phillip Vardiman will be living out one of his own dreams without ever competing.
Vardiman, the director of Kansas State’s athletic training program, will serve as an athletic trainer on the medical staff for the U.