Athletic Trainers


Lance Ringhausen, MBA, LAT, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

Lance joined the Sports Medicine staff in the fall of 2020.  From 1996-2020 he was the Head Athletic Trainer at McKendree University and served primarily the football program along with the supervision of athletic training students in the Accredited Athletic Training Program (ATEP).  Over the years he has provided coverage for numerous other collegiate sports to include basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey.  He has traveled internationally with USYS Olympic Development Program (ODP) and was responsible for the athletic training coverage for USYS ODP regional summer camps.  Lance graduated from Cedarville University in 1994 and a master’s degree from McKendree University in 2004.

Samantha Kaestner, MSAT, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

Sam joined the Sports Medicine team at S&T in August 2018 and is from Wildwood, MO. She attended Bradley University to obtain her bachelor’s degree in health sciences. She then moved to Utah to get her master’s degree in athletic training from Weber State University. She had the pleasure of working with the Utah Royals FC team over the summer of 2018 and worked with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the summer of 2017. Samantha played Club Soccer at Bradley University and she enjoys traveling, hiking, kayaking and biking. 

Nick Driscoll, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

Nick Driscoll originally came to Missouri S&T in the spring of 2019 as a student intern and joined the sports medicine staff in fall 2019 as an Intern Athletic Trainer to work with Miner football and softball.

Originally from West Chicago Illinois, Nick received his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in May 2019 from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb. As a student, he had a year-long rotation working with the NIU football team. He also did rotations with local high school athletics, and Division III women’s soccer and basketball with Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.

Jenalee Edwards, MS, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

 Jenalee joined the sports medicine staff in July 2021 and works primarily with the Miner women’s volleyball and baseball teams. She is originally from Springfield, Missouri, and attended Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri where she earned a bachelor of science degree in Athletic Training in 2015. Jenalee worked toward a master of science degree in Human Performance from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri from 2015-2017 while working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the Lindenwood- Belleville campus. Most recently, she spent fall 2017 through spring 2021 as an athletic trainer and exercise science instructor at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. Jenalee has also spent time working on as-needed basis for St. Louis-area high school and club sports through Athletico Physical Therapy, and also had the opportunity to provide coverage in part at the 2016 Men’s USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials.

 

When not at work, Jenalee and her husband enjoy strength training, watching Major League Baseball, and spending time with their Siberian huskies, Chloe and Thor.

Jordan Weldon, MAT, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

Jordan Weldon joined the sports medicine staff in 2022 and works primarily with the Miner women’s soccer and men’s volleyball teams. She is originally from Earth, Texas. Jordan earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Sports Science degree at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas in 2019. In 2021, Jordan went on to get her Master of Athletic Training degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center while doing clinical rotations at Texas Tech University and South Plains College.

After graduation, Jordan worked at Missouri Baptist University as an assistant athletic trainer and worked with the men’s basketball, softball, dance, and stunt teams. In her free time, Jordan likes to be around friends and family, watch Netflix, and play with her Bernedoodle, Nala.

 

Madelynn Kallembach, MSAT, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Academic Biography

Madelynn Kallembach joined the sports medicine staff in 2023 and works primarily with the track and field / cross country teams and the Miner football team.

After earning her Associate Degree in Science at Parkland College in 2018, Kallembach graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in 2020. Kallembach then earned her Master of Science in Athletic Training from Eastern Kentucky University in 2022.

After graduating from Eastern Kentucky, she spent a year on the Athletic Training Staff at Anderson University in Anderson IN. In her free time, Madelynn enjoys reading, watching soccer, and spending time outside.