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Stephanie Ludwig

  • Title
    Associate Athletics Director of Sports Medicine
  • Email
    lud@pdx.edu

Stephanie Ludwig has been named the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, beginning her work on the Park Blocks on May 1, 2025. Ludwig comes to PSU with extensive experience in both collegiate and professional sports.
 
An alum of Kansas State, Ludwig worked as a student trainer while an undergrad and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training. She moved on to the University of Nevada, earning a Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership: Higher Education Administration in 2014. 
 
Ludwig began the first near decade of her career in Division 1 athletics at the University of Nevada and University of San Francisco. Ludwig joined the professional ranks in 2020, securing an Athletic Trainer position with the Portland Timbers. She was named Head Athletic Trainer in 2022 – the first female Head Trainer ever for the Timbers and the second ever in Major League Soccer history. Ludwig then was hired as the Director of Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer for the Portland Thorns FC in January 2024.
 
More recently, Ludwig served as a high performance consultant for Portland State Athletics, and in summer of 2025, she took over as the Associate Athletic Director of Sports Medicine for the Vikings. She will manage and lead PSU student-athlete health care, injuries and rehabilitation, as well as a team of seven certified athletic trainers. 
 
Stephanie believes the health and wellness of a student athlete is paramount, and operates under the philosophy of “Cura Personalis”.
 
Education

  • Kansas State University BS in Athletic Training – 2011
  • University of Nevada MA in Higher Education Administration – 2014


Certifications, Training, Memberships

  • BOC Certified Athletic Trainer (2011-present)                                           
  • NATA Member #33408                                                                 
  • American Heart BLS
  • EXOS XPS Performance Specialist Certified (XPS)
  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
  • Selective Functional Movement Systems Certified (SFMA)
  • Functional Movement Systems Certified (FMS)
  • Y-Balance Test Certified (YBT)
  • Integrative Dry Needling (IDN)
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