Tyler Schlosser: The Unsung Hero of Bluffton Athletics


Tyler D. Schlosser, head athletic trainer at Bluffton University, works hard from the athletic training room to help injured athletes get back in the game. He may be just an ordinary man but to hurt players, he is a hero.

Schlosser is the head athletic trainer at Bluffton University meaning he oversees rehabilitation, treatment, the diagnosing of injured athletes and supervises the student athletic trainers. The specific sports Schlosser works with are football, men’s basketball and softball. For these sports, he goes to all practices and games to ensure excellent treatment can be given to the injured athlete as soon as he or she gets hurt. He came to Bluffton in August 2006 and became the head athletic trainer in November 2007.

To achieve his goal of being a college athletic trainer, Schlosser went to earn his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with an emphasis in athletic training at the University of Toledo, Schlosser earned his master’s degree in kinesiology and health promotion from the University of Kentucky.

“I enjoy being a part of Bluffton athletics and my part of being in the support system that helps keep the athletes healthy and in the game,” said Schlosser of his work.

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