Certified Athletic Training Staff
Brian T. Gerry, MS, ATC
Brian.Gerry@augie.edu
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Brian graduated from Southwest State University (Marshall, MN) in 1985 with a B.S. in Physical Education & Health Education. He received his M.S. in Athletic Training from Indiana State University in 1987.
Brian has served as the Program Director of Athletic Training and the Head Athletic Trainer for Augustana College since the inception of the Athletic Training major in 1996. He has been teaching within the College’s HPER Department since 1993. Prior to his current position at Augustana, Brian developed the Sports Outreach Program for Sioux Valley Hospital where he served as Coordinator from 1993-2001. Through this position he secured numerous Athletic Training service contracts and developed the Summer Strength and Conditioning program, the Sports 1 Celebrity Football Camp and the Summer Jam Basketball League. He also served as the Head Athletic Trainer for Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, from 1987-1993 and previously worked with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL in 1986.
In 2007 Brian received the Service of Excellence Award from the South Dakota Athletic Trainers Association for appreciation of his 20 years of service. In 1998 he received the Professional Contribution Award to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Sioux Valley Hospital. In 1997 he received the Clinical Teacher of the Year Award from the Sioux Falls Family Practice Residency Program. This was the first time that a non-physician had ever won the award. Brian and his wife Kelli have three children: Jennifer, Matthew and Nathan.
Ashley Grenz, MS, ATC
Ashley.Grenz@augie.edu
Hometown: Eureka, SD
Ashley Grenz joined the staff as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at Augustana in 2011-12. She primarily covers volleyball, women's basketball and softball for the Vikings.
A native of Eureka, S.D., Grenz most recently served as a graduate assistant at Phoenix College while working towards a master’s degree in athletic training at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Ariz.
Grenz graduated from Minnesota State in 2009 with a degree in athletic training. She lives in Sioux Falls with her husband Ryan and daughter Maddyx.
Jason Rinne, MA, ATC
Jason.Rinne@augie.edu
Hometown: Columbus, NE
Jason Rinne, a 2008 graduate of Augustana, joins our staff an assistant athletic trainer in 2012. Rinne will primarily work with the men’s basketball team as well as assisting with football and track and field.
After graduating from Augustana, Rinne spent two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Nebraska Omaha. At UNO Rinne worked with football, ice hockey and men’s and women’s tennis. Upon completing his graduate assistantship, Rinne worked for Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. from July of 2010 to August of 2012. There, Rinne was the athletic trainer for Grain Valley High School. He also was an assistant athletic trainer for the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League.
Jason and his wife Stephanie reside in Sioux Falls.
Kyle Johnson, MS, ATC
Hometown: Hartford, SD
Kyle Johnson joins our staff as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor in 2012. Johnson will primarily work with the soccer, wrestling, and baseball teams as well as assisting with track and field.
A native of Hartford, SD, Johnson most recently served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Southwest Minnesota State University while working towards a master's degree in sports management. At SMSU, Johnson primarily covered football and softball along with assisting with women's basketball.
Kyle graduated from South Dakota State University in 2010 with a degree in athletic training/sports medicine. He and his wife Jennifer reside in Sioux Falls.
