Tim Weesner

MS, ATC, LAT, NASM-PES, ART

Director of Sports Medicine, Olympic Sports

Office: Lied Recreation Center Athletic Training Room

E-mail: weesner@iastate.edu

Tel: (515) 294-4598

Sport: Wrestling

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Professional Information

Tim Weesner was promoted to Director of Sports Medicine for Olympic Sports and has worked full-time with Iowa State Sports Medicine and Cyclone Athletics since the Fall of 2008. He currently provides athletic training services to the Iowa State Wrestling team. He has previously worked with several Iowa State teams including Women's Soccer, Men's & Women's Track and Field & Cross Country as well as providing oversight to graduate students with Softball, Tennis and the Spirit Squads.

Tim is also a graduate lecturer in Iowa State's Masters of Athletic Training program where he currently teaches ATr 5050 - Therapeutic Modalities and Clinical Interventions. Tim has been a lecturer in the AT Program since 2008.

Professional Certifications and Credentials

BOC Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) – 2004 to Current
Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) – State of Iowa Department of Public Health - Current
Dr. Ma's Systemic Dry Needling Certification: American Dry Needling Institute, 2016
Active Release Technique (ART) Lower Extremity, Certified Provider, 2010
National Academy of Sports Medicine - Performance Enhancement Specialist, 2007
American Red Cross – Professional Rescuer Certifications – Current
NPI Member #1043252711

Courses Taught

A TR 425 - Organization and Administration of Athletic Training (2008-2016)

A TR 489 - Review of Athletic Training Competencies (2008-2021)

A TR 323/324 - Therapeutic Modalities for Athletic Trainers (2017-2019)

A TR 5050 - Therapeutic Modalities and Clinical Interventions (2020-present)

Work Experience

Iowa State University - Director of Sports Medicine, Olympic Sports - 2025 to Present

Iowa State University - Associate Director of Athletic Training - 2018 to 2025

Iowa State University - Assistant Director of Athletic Training - 2008 to 2018

Arizona State University - Assistant Athletic Trainer - 2006 to 2008

Iowa State University - Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer - 2004 to 2006

McFarland Clinic in Ames, Iowa - Outreach Athletic Trainer - 2004

Education

Iowa State University - Bachelor of Science in Exercise & Sport Science with Emphasis in Athletic Training

December 2003

Iowa State University - Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies

May 2006

Professional Affiliations and Volunteer Service

Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Honors & Awards Committee 2025-Present
Mid-America Athletic Trainers' Association Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine, Council Chair and District 5 Representative to the NATA ICSM: March 2021 - 2024
National Athletic Trainers' Association Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine Workgroups:
- ICSM liaison to NATA Transition to Practice Workgroup: 2019 - 2024
- ICSM COVID-19 Return to Campus Workgroup: April 2020
  - Pre-Return and Return to Campus Preparation and Communication Plan: https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/icsm_return_to_campus_packet_covid19.pdf
NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine, Big 12 Conference Representative: 2019 - 2024
Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine 2014-2024
Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Annual Symposium, Education Program Co-Coordinator 2014
Board of Certification Cut-Score Panelist in Omaha, NE 2011
Board of Certification Examination Proctor 2005-2006
Volunteer Athletic Trainer for Special Olympics of Iowa 2005-Present
Medical Team Member for Pat Tillman Foundation's "Pat's Run" in Tempe, AZ 2005 & 2006
American Heart Association Kid's Ball, Arizona State University 2006

Honors & Awards

Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society College/University Athletic Trainer of the Year, 2020
National Athletic Trainers' Association Lifesaver Award, 2006

Family & Other Activities

Wife: Molly

Children: Ellie, Cecilia, Maggie & Jacob

Director of youth soccer program for more than 300 kids at Ankeny First United Methodist Church

Lectures, Presentations & Publications

Iowa Athletic Trainer's Society Clinical Symposium. "Wrestling with Sports Medicine" April 2025
Big 12 Medical Aspects of Sport Symposium. "Unique Strep Infection in a Collegiate Wrestler" May 2024
Belle Plaine High School Career Day , Belle Plaine, Iowa 2022
Weesner, Tim (2017). Skin Infections: "Which Athletes are at Greatest Risk?" NASN School Nurse 32(4), 235-237.
Big 12 Medical Aspects of Sport Symposium. "Femoralacetabular Impingement in a Collegiate Wrestler" May 2010
Highland Junior High School Career Day Lecture, Gilbert, Arizona 2008