Shea Brendel is in his first year as a resident athletic trainer at Utah State. He came to USU from Southern Illinois University-Edwarsdsville, where he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. During his time at SIUE, he worked with the track & field, wrestling and baseball teams. Before SIUE, Brendel worked at Chambersburg Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania for the 2017-18 school year.
Brendel graduated Eastern Illinois University in 2017 with a bachelor's in athletic training, and from SIUE with a master's in kinesiology with a concentration in sports psychology. He also has four years of experience working at International Sports Training Camp, in Stroudsburg, Penn. as an athletic trainer, one of those years as an undergraduate internship.
Brendel was born in St. Louis, Mo. and grew up in Greenville, Ill. He holds Utah licensure, is a Certified BLS provider through the American Red Cross, a Certified Athletic Trainer through the BOC, and has his SASTM certification.