ATSU-ASHS’ Athletic Training alumna receives NATA National Distinction Award
Posted: March 13, 2024
Rhianna Freiburger, DAT, LAT, ATC, ’22, an alumna of A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Athletic Training programs, recently received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Career Advancement Committee’s National Distinction Award for 2023-24.
This award is the committee’s highest honor and recognizes a career-advancing athletic trainer who is making an impact on the profession at the national, district, state, or community level. Winners demonstrate a high level of service, professionalism, and competence and embody the ideas, goals, and mission of NATA and the committee.
Dr. Freiburger is a 2019 graduate of ATSU-ASHS’ Master of Science in Athletic Training program and a 2022 graduate of the Doctor of Athletic Training program. She currently serves as the head athletic trainer at Williamsburg Junior/Senior High School in Williamsburg, Iowa, where she is active in numerous service and leadership activities.
Hear from Dr. Freiburger as she explains why she chose to pursue her athletic training education at ATSU here: