2025 ATHLETIC TRAINER EXCELLENCE AWARD
Help Us Recognize the Heroes in Sports Medicine
Nominations are now closed!
Stay tuned as we announce the winner soon!
2025 Perry Weather AT Excellence Awards
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!
2025 Award Prizes
🏆 Grand Prize Winner
✅ $2,000 to winner’s chosen sports medicine scholarship fund
✅ 3 Emergency heat stroke Cold Vests
✅ 1 Nexus Deadbug DV2 Tactical Sling Bag
🎖Top 10 Runners-up Win
Previous AT Excellence Awards Winners
2024 AT Excellence Award Winner
Dustin is in his 13th year with Frenship ISD as Head Athletic Trainer. Before 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.
2023 AT Excellence Award Winner
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.
