Emily Karleskint

Emily is from Jackson, Missouri, a small town just outside Cape Girardeau. At Jackson High School she played softball and swam, and her parents had her involved in athletics from a young age — she was a competitive skater at age three. That competitive drive led her to athletic training; she enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University and was admitted to its athletic training program that spring.

Exposure to many clinical settings deepened her passion for the field. She earned her B.S. in Athletic Training in May 2016 and became board certified in June 2016. Her first job was as a floating athletic trainer for a St. Louis physical therapy company, and she has worked with athletes aged five to 23 — from high school athletes to elite gymnasts — as well as with U.S. Soccer.

Emily joined Athleticare in July 2017 as an associate athletic trainer at Ladue Horton Watkins High School and now serves Principia High School as athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach. She is pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Exercise Science with a concentration in Sports Performance Training. A big hockey fan, she spends free time watching games with friends at a local tavern.