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Most Valuable Trainer
" If there's a problem in athletics, they turn to the trainer for the
solutions. That's the job. We're problem solvers. No matter what it is. "
- Michael Chesterfield
Chesterfield has been selected as
Training & Conditioning's first-ever
Most Valuable Collegiate Athletic
Trainer of the Year.
" I've never been one to sit there
and advocate for votes. I'm more
of a 'let the hard work lead to the
accolades' guy, " he said.
BURNING DESIRE TO
HELP OTHERS
When it came time to choose a
career path, Chesterfield knew he
didn't want to be behind a desk
punching a keyboard all day. And
though he enjoy the labor fields, it
just wasn't for him.
But when he thought about it,
his whole life had revolved around
helping others - joining the local
fire department at 18 and watching
his family do the same, as well as
being a lifeguard. He was introduced
to athletic training after sustaining
an injury during his swimming
season and it clicked.
" It all fell into place by constantly
wanting to help people, having that
desire to be a civil servant in a way, "
he said. " Whether it's been running
on the field as an athletic trainer or
responding to a call in an ambulance
or having a desire to be a lifeguard,
it takes a certain type of person who
will act and not react and run away
from it. It's natural, I guess, for me. "
That passion was further fueled
by the developing relationship with
his mentor, Jim Thornton, whom
Chesterfield credits for not
only his knowledge in the athletic
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