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Brett Penning

Title:
Athletic Trainer (Wrestling, Men's Tennis)
Email:
Phone:
353-6738

Brett Penning is in his fifth year as a full-time athletic trainer at Michigan State. Previously, Penning spent two years at Washington State as an assistant athletic trainer, working with the football program. From 2012-14, he was the head football athletic trainer at Eastern Illinois and also worked with the men’s basketball, men’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis teams for two years.

The Kiester, Minnesota, native, earned a bachelor of science degree in athletic training from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2008 and a master of science degree in kinesiology education from Michigan State University in 2010. Penning worked with the Spartan wrestling and football teams as a graduate assistant. He is married to the former Erin Bierstedt and they have two children.