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Athletic Training: Visiting Team Information


Carthage Athletic Training Staff


8920Jacob Dinauer: Athletics Health Care Administrator, Head Athletic Trainer, Senior Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Science
MEd, ATC, AEMT, SFMA  |  Email: 
jdinauer@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-6107  |  Office: TARC 1240

Jacob Dinauer is the Assistant Athletic Director-Sports Medicine and a Senior Lecturer of Exercise & Sport Science. In this role, Jake provides administrative oversight of medical services for all Carthage student-athletes as part of the athletics administration team. He leads and supervises the clinical athletic training staff providing emergency care, injury evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Additionally, he is the designated NCAA Athletics Health Care Administrator, assuring compliance with NCAA health and safety legislation and with inter-association consensus statements that impact student-athlete health and safety. He also provides administrative oversight of the sport performance and strength and conditioning staff. He provides primary sports medicine care for Carthage football, men’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s golf. Jacob joined Carthage Athletics in a split academic appointment as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Exercise & Sport Science. He has taught eleven Exercise & Sport Science and Athletic Training courses since returning to Carthage in 2004. Jake has completed additional training as a licensed Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Instructor, and Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor. He is also a certified Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) provider. Jake volunteers as an Assistant Chief on the Raymond Fire & Rescue Department and is an adjunct Fire/EMS instructor and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Examiner at Gateway Technical College.


 

Atkielski_SamanthaSamantha Saalfeld: Athletic Trainer
MS, ATC, CES, CEP  |  Email: 
satkielski@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-5921  |  Office: TARC 1245

Samantha Saalfeld joined the Carthage Athletic Training staff in the fall of 2020. She received her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise and fitness from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2015. She then went on to pursue her Master's of Athletic Training from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Saalfeld interned at Northwestern University in 2018 where she worked closely with Football. She is a member of the NATA Public Relations Committee and the WATA Young Professionals Committee. Saalfeld is the primary provider for men's soccer, men and women's swim & dive, women's water polo, and women's lacrosse teams.


 
 TDeGrootTaylor DeGroot: Athletic Trainer
 MS, ATC  |  Email: tdegroot@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-5880  |  Office: TARC 1150

Taylor DeGroot joined the Carthage College athletic training staff in the summer of 2021. She received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2019. She then   continued her education, receiving her master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the spring of 2021. During her time at UW-Madison, she was a graduate assistant in the kinesiology department, teaching undergraduate student anatomy and anatomy lab. While obtaining her master's degree, she worked two years at Richland Center High School. DeGroot is the primary provider for women's volleyball, men's and women's wrestling, softball, and esports at Carthage.


 

Stanners-Claire    Claire Stanners: Athletic Trainer
    MAT, ATC  |  Email: cstanners@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-5880  |  Office: TARC 1150

    Claire Stanners joined the Carthage Athletic Training staff in July 2023. She received her masters degree in Athletic Training from Marquette University in the     spring of 2023. She completed an exercise physiology undergraduate program at Marquette, and is a board certified athletic trainer. Claire completed her full     immersive clinical rotation at MSOE while working with men's volleyball, lacrosse, wrestling, and track & field. She is the primary provider for Carthage cross     country, track & field, women's bowling, and men's lacrosse.

 


 


    Dexter Molinaro: Director of Strength and Conditioning/Director of Rehabilitation
    MEd, ATC, CSCS  |  Email: dmolinaro@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-5899  |  Office: Tarble Arena 2010C
    Dexter Molinaro returned to Carthage Athletics in August 2023, as the Associate Director of Rehabilitation and Performance.  Dexter's unique qualifications and     experience helps him coordinate the rehabilitation, physical therapy, performance, and strength and conditioning needs of Carthage athletes.  Dexter previously     worked at Carthage as the director of strength and conditioning (2019), and was a member of the athletic training staff (2017-2019).  Dexter is a Carthage alumni,     obtaining his bachelors of arts in athletic training, and his masters of education with an emphasis in leadership.  He is a board certified athletic trainer, certified     strength and conditioning specialist by the NCSA, and a USA level 1 weightlifting coach.

    Prior to returning to Carthage Dexter spent three seasons working as the associate director of football performance at the University of Texas at San Antonio.  He     began his UTSA career working with the women's basketball and soccer programs before moving to work primarily with football in August of 2021.  Dexter worked directly with all aspects of football performance enhancement, including working on daily player development, program design and implementation, training session logistics, GPS and FBT data analysis, and intern curriculum development.  In his first season with the football program, the Roadrunners enjoyed the best season in program history.  UTSA went 12-2, won the Conference USA Championship, earned the first top-25 ranking in program history and advanced to the Frisco Bowl.  The following season Dexter helped the Roadrunners program repeat as conference champions and again earn a top-25 ranking in FBS standings.  In 2021 23 UTSA players earned All-Conference USA accolades and had two players drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Dexter and his wife Shannon live in Kenosha with their child, Liam. 

 Koastas-SamSam Kotsonas: Athletic Trainer
 MEd, ATC  |  Email: Skotsonas@carthage.edu  |  Phone: 262-551-6591 |  Office: TARC 1245

Samual Kotsonas joined the Carthage Athletic Training staff in August 2023.  He received his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from Carthage in the spring of 2023.  He is a board certified athletic trainer and obtained his Wisconsin AT license in July 2023.  Sam will continue his education by obtaining his masters degree in education at Carthage, expected in May 2025.  He is the primary provider for football, women's basketball, and men's and women's tennis.


 


Additional Resources
Team Physicians and Off-Site Referral Locations
Athletic Training Facilities
Swift Sports Medicine Center Policy & Procedures
Athletic Training Education Program

Emergency Action Plans
Competition Locations
Art Keller Field
Augie Schmidt Field
Esports Arena
Koenitzer Aquatic Center
Smeds Tennis Center
Softball Field
Tarble Arena
TARC Field House (Indoor Track)
Softball Field- Dr. James L Santarelli Sports Complex

Practice Locations
Aerobics Room
Batting Cages
Dale Golf Center
Deaton
Marconi Fitness Center
On-Campus Practice Field
Semler Fitness Center
Wrestling Center

Other Locations
Woh's Place

Athletic Training Protocols
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
CCIW Cold Weather Policy 
C-Spine Injury
Cardiac Emergency Response Plan
Catastrophic Incident in Athletics
Chest Pain
Concussion
Diabetes
Dislocation
Eating Disorder
Hazardous Environment Plan
Head Injury
Heat
Infection Control
Mental Health Emergency Action Management Plan
Rhabdomyolysis
Sickle Cell
Skin Disease