“Without the trainer, we probably wouldn’t be as good of a cross-country team,” Wagner said. “If people were always injured and not getting taped and such, we wouldn’t have good runners.”
With so many athletes needing to see the trainer, there must not be enough time to treat them all.
“I am not really stressed,” Snedden said. “I just feel bad because I have to speed out to practice. People may not get my undivided attention, and I know some people leave and I feel bad because I can’t help them.”
With injuries ranging from minor to severe, a handful of Southwest athletes are required to check in with Snedden and be evaulated by her daily.
“In the beginning of the year, I went [to the trainer] almost every day to get my ankle and elbow taped,” senior football player Tanner Rozell said. “Every game day [she] tapes my ankles and elbow.”
Whether it’s a sprained ankle or a sore wrist, Snedden is the secret weapon for our athletics department.
From the training room to the practice field, Snedden is taping and icing injuries, and helping our Southwest athletes to be at their best.
