Education:
Schmidt received his B.S. in physical education from Northern Illinois University in 1992.

Job Responsibilities:
Schmidt serves as the Head Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer. 

Past Experience:
Now in his 26th year working in college athletics, Schmidt is in his 14th year at Illinois after previously serving six seasons as athletic trainer for the Illini women’s basketball team.

spent four years as the head athletic trainer at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, before coming to Illinois in August 2006. Prior to that, he spent eight years working as an athletic trainer at Syracuse University.

Schmidt spent one year as an athletic trainer at the High Plains Sports Medicine Clinic in Hays, Kansas before going to work as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Orange sports programs. After earning his M.S., he spent the next six years there as an assistant athletic trainer.

Certifications:
Schmidt is an Illinois State Licensed Athletic Trainer, an American Red Cross Certified Instructor for First Aid, CPR & AED, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist. He also is a member of the National Athletics Trainer Association and the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association. 

Personal:
The Lombard, Illinois, native currently resides in Champaign with his wife, Katie.

Last updated February 2024.