Missouri Western State University Athletics

Kriley begins his fifth year as the head athletic trainer at Missouri Western. He came to MWSU after spending three seasons at Emporia State University. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for football as well as overseeing sports medicine efforts for all 16 sports at Missouri Western. He is also involved with the NATA being named the NATA National Young Professional Committee Chair after serving for two years the the District 5 Young Professional Committee Chair.

 

Kriley is a product of the Emporia State Athletic Training Education program earning his undergraduate degree from ESU in 2009. He then went to Northwest Missouri State for a year (2009-2010) before returning to ESU in the fall of 2010. He received his master’s degree from ESU in 2012.

 

While at NWMSU, he was a part of the athletic training staff for the 2009 DII National Championship football team as well as caring for the softball team.  Upon to returning to Emporia, he worked under legendary ESU athletic trainer John Baxter, who transitioned away from the day-to-day operations to more of a directory position. Kriley took over all of the ESU men's athletic training duties following Baxter's retirement.

 

In his time at MWSU, the sports medicine team has evolved to include four graduate assistant certified athletic trainers in addition to the sports medicine staff. This modification has come to provide full time athletic training coverage to all 16 MWSU athletic teams.

 

Blaise and his wife Amber live in Gower and are proud parents of Josephine, Declan, and Brooks.