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Rusty
Jacob
Travel/Sideline Coordinator Nineteenth Season
Head Athletic Trainer Memorial Stadium Fourth Season
Jergins
Entering his 19th season of assisting the football coaching staff is Rusty Jergins, Tarleton’s Vice President for Student Life. Jergins, who travels with the team to every game, is responsible for coordinating the Texans’ travel arrangements, and he also organizes the sideline during games. As Vice President of Student Life, Rusty and his staff are responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing a variety of programs and services which are designed to provide students with the opportunity to reach their full potential academically and personally. Jergins was hired as a graduate assistant for the Division of Student Services in May of 1984 and was named the Peer Advisor Coordinator just one year later. He served in that capacity through June 1988, when his title was changed to Director of Student Activities. He was named Dean of Students in November 1989 and that title was changed again to Dean of Student Life in May 2000. He assumed the VP role in the spring of 2011. Jergins earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tarleton. Rusty and his wife, Deslys, were married November 2001, and the couple spent part of their honeymoon at the Texans’ playoff game in Davis, Calif. They have a daughter, Adyson, and two sons, Austin and Adan.
Cheryl
Spellmeier
Football Secretary Sixteenth Season
Cheryl Spellmeier is in her 16th year as secretary for the Texan football program, and the coaches would probably tell much of the success is due to the unending help of “Miss Cheryl.” In addition to her daily secretarial duties, Spellmeier assists the coaching staff with the coordination of team travel and the organization of recruiting visits. She provides daily support and is the football players’ “mother” away from home - something in which she takes great pride. Spellmeier also assists the athletics department with individual travel coordination for all athletics department personnel as well as helping with the corporate sponsorship program. Originally from Atchinson, Kan., she has been in Stephenville for 24 years and previously worked for the City Water Department. Spellmeier, and her husband, Robert, have two daughters, Amanda and Cheri. She also has one grandson, C.J., and a granddaughter, Charidee.
Fain
Jacob Fain is in his fourth season working as the head athletic trainer for Memorial Stadium, which includes working with the Texan Football team as well as track & field and tennis teams. Fain has been a part of the Tarleton Sports Medicine staff since graduating from Tarleton State in 2008, having also worked with the men’s basketball team. A native of Brock, Fain is a licensed athletic trainer, who joined the staff on a full-time basis in August 2008. He and his wife, Jody, a December 2007 Tarleton graduate, reside in Stephenville with their two sons, Kenson and Kolsten.
Annie
Nalepa
Grad. Assistant Trainer Memorial Stadium Second Season Annie Nalepa is in her second year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Tarleton State where she works with the football, cross-country, and track & field teams. She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Medicine, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2014. She completed her undergraduate studies at Chapman University (Orange, Calif.) in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training. Upon graduation, Nalepa passed her national athletic training board of certification. Nalepa has had experience working with collegiate level athletes for two years prior to joining the TSU Sports Medicine staff. She grew up in Austin where she graduated from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. Nalepa, who currently resides in Stephenville, is the daughter of Karl and Martha Nalepa. She has one sibling, Kyle.
Texan Football Team Physicians
Dr. Bill Evans 2013 Texan Football Media Guide
Dr. Kevin Vanden Berge
Dr. Kam Ip