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2025 ATHLETIC TRAINER EXCELLENCE AWARD

Help Us Recognize the Heroes in Sports Medicine

In honor of National Athletic Training Month, Perry Weather is thrilled to launch the 3rd annual Athletic Trainer Excellence Award—celebrating the dedication and impact of athletic trainers in sports medicine!

Award Prizes

🏆 Grand Prize Winner

âś… $2,000 to winner’s chosen sports medicine scholarship fund
âś… 3 Emergency heat stroke Cold Vests
✅ 1 Nexus Deadbug DV2 Tactical Sling Bag

🎖Top 10 Runners-up Win

âś… 1 Emergency heat stroke Cold Vest
âś… 1 Nexus Deadbug DV2 Tactical Sling Bag

Nomination Criteria

All nominees will be scored on the following criteria

Years of Service

Provide an exemplary level of patient health care

Elevate the athletic training profession

Description/story of why your nominee should be considered

Number of votes nominee receives

Last year’s winner

2024 AT Excellence Award Winner 🎉

Congratulations to Dustin Rush of Frenship ISD!

Dustin is in his 13th year with Frenship ISD as Head Athletic Trainer. Before joining FISD his previous stops include Lubbock Sports Medicine and Eastern New Mexico University.

 

  • Dustin has a Masters of Athletic Training degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and a Bachelors of Health and Physical Education from Eastern New Mexico University.

 

  • He holds professional certifications as a Board Certified Athletic Trainer, State of Texas Licensed Athletic Trainer, CPR/AED/Frist Aid Instructor, Stop the Bleed Instructor, Myofascial Decompression Certification and Graston M1Certification.

 

Dustin and his wife Kaylie have been married for 11 years and have 2 beautiful children, Brelynn and Kasin. Both attend school in Frenship ISD.

1st Annual Perry Weather AT Excellence Award Winner

David Csillan

Athletic Trainer, The Hun School of Princeton

David Csillan’s 37-year career in athletic training has made a significant impact on secondary school athletics, most recently in his role as Athletic Trainer at The Hun School of Princeton in New Jersey.

 

  • Beyond his primary role, David has collaborated and worked with organizations like the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI), Special Olympics, and USA Football, as well as state lawmakers to develop and implement health and safety policies into law.

 

  • David actively participates in various athletic training committees and advisory boards across the country. He co-authored essential NATA guides including the “Pre-Season Heat Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics”.

 

  • These guidelines, along with his work on exertional heat stroke prevention, have no doubt saved many lives.

As a token of our appreciation, Perry Weather donated $1,000 to David Csillian’s preferred sports medicine scholarship fund, helping to foster the growth and advancement of this remarkable profession.