Football, Education, and Inspiration Student Spotlight: Jose Sandoval De Leon
Jose Sandoval De Leon Jose’s
love
athletic
for
training
sports
is
what
(AT).
He
was
drew a
him
to
He came to the University of Utah to continue
three-sport
his athletic training education in the Master of
athlete in high school in Los Angeles: playing
Athletic
football,
the
Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic
track team and wrestling. Even at that time
Training. It was here he was drawn to some of
the human body was of interest to him. During
the
his undergraduate career at the University of
such as ethics, the psychosocial aspect of an
Oregon he took some AT courses and fell in
athlete, and care of Paralympic athletes. He
love with it. “It’s a profession where you are
felt
always learning, always helping others. Seeing
opportunities here than at other schools. One
an athlete get back on the field after an injury
of the most exciting of which was to apply for
is hugely rewarding.”
a student internship with the Denver Broncos
long
jump
and
triple
jump
on
more
Training
unique
there
program
portions
were
many
of
within
the
more
the
curriculum
learning
in the NFL.
Fall 2021 The Summit 10
