Jason Ensrud came to Nebraska Wesleyan in the fall of 2006. Currently, Jason serves as the Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer after being promoted from an assistant role in 2007. Ensrud is the primary athletic trainer for the Prairie Wolves football and baseball teams along with assisting other teams throughout the year. Ensrud was inducted into the Nebraska Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame with the Spirit of the Plainsman Award.
In 2015, the College/University Athletic Trainers' Committee named Ensrud the "NCAA DIII National Athletic Trainer of the Year." Also in 2015, the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association recognized Jason by presenting him with the “Most Distinguished Young Professional" award. In 2013, Ensrud was the recipient of the University’s “C.O.R.E. Award”. Ensrud and the Sports Medicine team was recognized with the C.O.R.E Award in the fall of 2021 as well.
Before joining NWU, Jason was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Nebraska at Kearney providing medical care for their football, women’s basketball, and baseball teams. Ensrud also served as the assistant athletic trainer for the Windy City Thunderbolts, a semi-professional baseball organization in Chicago. Jason received his undergraduate degree in athletic training from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND.
A native of Pekin, North Dakota, Jason and his wife Kylie have a daughter Grace, and son Kellen.
