Hall of Fame
Steve Schroeder has been the Head Athletic Trainer at Cloud County since 1994, overseeing the health and care of athletes in ten varsity sports. The longest-serving athletic trainer in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, Schroeder is a Board of Certification (BOC) certified trainer through the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). Schroeder has provided care for thousands of athletes, including multiple national championship teams at Cloud County. A particularly meaningful highlight of his career was providing care for his daughter, Laken Schroeder, during her time as a member of the T-Birds volleyball team.
In addition to his athletic training responsibilities, Schroeder teaches courses at Cloud County on the care and prevention of athletic injuries. Over the course of his career, Schroeder has mentored and trained more than 300 student athletic trainers, many of whom have gone on to notable careers, including roles such as Senior Associate Director of Athletics at Illinois, Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Basketball at Kansas State, as well as doctors, chiropractors, nurses, and coaches.
Schroeder has twice earned the distinction as Kansas Jayhawk Conference West Athletic Trainer of the Year. Schroeder has served as the host athletic trainer for various conference championships throughout his tenure, and has been the athletic trainer for the annual eight-man all-star football games in Beloit, Kansas for 30 years.
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