A veteran of his trade with over 30 years of experience, Dave Engelhardt serves as the head athletic trainer at Duke University.
Engelhardt took over as head athletic trainer for the department of athletics 14 years ago and oversees the entire staff of certified athletic trainers. Engelhardt’s staff handles the medical needs of all 26 intercollegiate sports at Duke.
A 1973 graduate of Mankato State University with degrees in athletic training and history, Engelhardt worked at the University of Minnesota-Morris for eight years prior to coming to Duke in 1981. He served as the school’s football trainer when he first arrived in Durham.
Engelhardt has been a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1974.
A native of Chaska, Minn., Engelhardt and his wife, Janice, live in Durham.