Kevin Lechtenberg enters his 23rd year as the Associate Head Athletic Trainer at UAA in 2020-21.
Lechtenberg came to UAA from the Excel Physical & Occupational Therapy Clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he worked until 1996. While at Excel, he served as the athletic trainer at Sierra High School.
He served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Denver from 1994-96, working with the men’s basketball, lacrosse and ice hockey teams and the women’s volleyball program. He earned a master’s degree in management from DU in 1996.
A 1994 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in exercise science, he was a student trainer in the Hawkeye Sports Medicine program, working with all 22 sports, including the Hawkeye football team and NCAA-champion wrestling squad.
He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Lechtenberg and his wife Yasmin live in Anchorage with their son and daughter.
