University of Minnesota Athletics

Women's Golf

Emily Wendolek, M.Ed., LAT, ATC
Emily Wendolek, M.Ed., LAT, ATC
  • Title:
    Associate Athletic Trainer/Insurance Coordinator - Women's Golf
  • Email:
    whitt106@umn.edu
Emily Wendolek is an Associate Athletic Trainer and currently serves as the Insurance Coordinator for Gopher Athletics and the Clinic Manager of the Bierman Student-Athlete Clinic.  She also provides athletic training services to the Women’s Golf team and supervises the Assistant Athletic Trainers for Wrestling and Track & Field/Cross Country.  Wendolek is the current Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association (MATA) Secretary, starting her second term in July 2024.

Emily joined the Athletic Medicine staff in 2010 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer working with Women’s Gymnastics and Women’s Golf.  Prior to that, Emily worked as an Athletic Trainer with Ridgeview Rehab Specialists providing medical coverage at Delano High School in Delano, MN.  She was promoted to an Associate Athletic Trainer in 2018.

Wendolek completed her undergraduate education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training.  She worked as an athletic training student in UNL’s Athletic Training Education Program.  She then moved to the University of Minnesota where she was a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer from 2007 – 2009 working with the Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving and Men’s Gymnastics teams.  She graduated in 2009 with a Master of Education in Sport Management. 

Emily is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and MN State Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT). 

The Colorado Springs, CO native currently resides in Woodbury, MN, with her husband Aaron and children, Leah & Jack.

Personal Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
 
Clinical Interests:
Upper Extremity Injury & Rehabilitation
Manual Therapy
Mental Health