Utah State University Athletics

Entering his 26th year at Utah State and 12th as Associate Athletics Director for Sports Performance Health & Wellness is Mike Williams, who was promoted from Assistant Athletics Trainer in April, 2013. In his role, Williams is responsible for the health of all of USU’s student-athletes, as well as teaching and supervising the resident athletic training program.
                
As an athletics trainer at Utah State, Williams works primarily with the football program, while providing support for USU’s other 15 NCAA Division I programs.
                
Williams, who was named the 2012-13 Athletic Trainer of the Year in the state of Utah, was also presented the Heartsaver Hero Award by the American Heart Association in 2013 as he began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used an automated external defibrillator (AED) on men’s basketball player Danny Berger after he collapsed unexpectedly during a USU practice on Dec. 4, 2012.
                
Williams was also honored at the 2013 USU Robins Awards as he received the Gerald R. Sherratt Award, which is given to a member of the university who has displayed superior leadership skills and abilities, as well as unsurpassed dedication and service to others.
                
In the spring of 2023 during a football practice, Williams and his staff once again had to perform life-saving CPR on Josh Davis, a USU football player. For his efforts, Williams was named the USU Employee of the Month and subsequently, Employee of the Year at Utah State University. He and his staff were also recognized by the Logan City Fire Department for their efforts.
                
Prior to working at Utah State, Williams worked for Intermountain Health Care in Logan as an athletic trainer and served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
                                
Williams began his athletic training career at Utah State, where he received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1996. He then attended the University of Idaho and graduated with a master’s of science degree in sports administration in 1997