Jess Brinkerhoff

Biography

I was named Director of Athletics at Utah State University Eastern in January 2022. 
 
I obtained my bachelor's degree in athletic training from Southern Utah University in 2014. After which I stayed and worked a year for the university while finishing my master's degree in Sports Conditioning and Performance. At my time at SUU I worked exclusively with softball, and assisted heavily with men's basketball, and football. I was able to teach sports medicine and anatomy through Southwest Applied Technology College in Cedar City to local high school students.
 
After finishing my master's degree at SUU, I spent two years at Lee Williams High School, in Kingman Arizona. There I continued advancing my skills in sports medicine and sports performance, as the athletic trainer and sports and conditioning coach. I was also able to be a winning head softball coach for one season (15-8), as well as an influential teacher for LWHS. There I taught sports medicine classes and a medical occupations class for the high school.
 
In 2017 I was hired as USU Eastern's first full-time athletic trainer.  In 2019 I was able to take on additional roles while transitioning my job title. I filled in as the Human Anatomy professor for Utah State University, teaching the lecture and labs for a year. I also added Strength and Conditioning Coach to my title where I coached specific teams. At this time I helped coordinate the addition of the athlete gym, which gave a specific place for teams to strength train in a team environment.
 
These transitions helped me obtain a more recent job title in 2020 as Director of Sports Medicine and Athletic Performance. I have overseen the sports medicine as well as strength and conditioning for all athletic teams making sure they are healthy, as well as optimally conditioned for their sport season. Adding professor to my title I have also gained and created an Introduction to Athletic Training course at Utah State University.
 
I come from the small town of Bicknell, in Wayne County Utah, and currently live in Price with my wife Jessica, and their four children Jocelyn, Juliet, James, and June.