William Jewell College Athletics

Matt Gilbertson enters his eighth year as the Director of Sports Medicine in 2026-2027.



• August 1, 2019 | Named Director of Sports Medicine



• BOC Certified 
• American Red Cross CPR/AED certified for the Professional Rescuer
• American Red Cross CPR/AED certified instructor
• Graston Technique 
• National Athletic Trainers Association  



• Served as the head athletic trainer at Lincoln University (MO) and oversaw the medical care of all student-athletes for 12 varsity sports
• Served as the interim head athletic trainer at the University of Texas - Permian Basin.
• Began his career as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State where he worked the national championship Bearcat football program as well as baseball, volleyball, and track and field



• Earned his undergraduate degree from Culver-Stockton College and a master's in applied health sciences from Northwest Missouri State