Vikings Recognized for Grant Providing Athletic Trainers to High Schools

The Minnesota Vikings athletic training staff was recently recognized for the role it has played in expanding access to certified athletic trainers for athletes at Minneapolis and St. Paul public high schools.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —

The Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association presented the Vikings staff of certified athletic trainers with the Sports Medicine Enhancement Award for 2016 during the MATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium.

In a letter to Vikings Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer Eric Sugarman, MATA Honors and Awards Chair Ronda Peterson, ATC, wrote, “The collaborative efforts given to athletic training and the State of Minnesota in your quest to provide athletic…