History
Four head athletic trainers have guided USD's sports medicine department in history.
Rob Williams (1966 to 1986)
Long-time South Dakota athletic trainer Rob Williams became USD's first full-time athletic trainer and physical therapist in 1966. He served for seven years prior as the chief physical therapist at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. A four-sport standout at Hastings College, Williams earned his certificate in physical therapy from the Mayo Clinic. He received the USD Distinguished Service award for his time at USD during the 1976 Dakota Days. Williams resigned as the Coyotes' head athletic trainer in 1986 to become a full-time physical therapist at Dakota Hospital in Vermillion. He was inducted into the North Central Conference Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 as a special contributor.
Gregg Voigt (1986 to 1987)
Gregg Voigt, who received a master's degree from the University of South Dakota, served as the USD head athletic trainer for one year.
Bruce Fischbach (1987 to 2021)
Bruce Fischbach became USD's third head athletic trainer in 1987. He was later promoted to the Director of Sports Medicine in 2001 and then to the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine in 2015. Throughout Fischbach's time at USD, he has expanded from two athletic trainers in the department to a staff of four full-time athletic trainers with five graduate assistant athletic trainers. He also assisted in the 2007 remodeling of the DakotaDome athletic training room and the creation of the newly constructed Sanford Coyote Sports Center athletic training room. Fischbach directed the USD sports medicine program to the first-ever College Athletic Management "Award of Excellence for Athletic Training Management." He was inducted into the South Dakota Athletic Trainer's Association (SDATA) Hall of Fame in 2014 and has served as president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of the organization. Along with his service to the University of South Dakota, Fischbach has spent time working with the Paralympic Games, minor league baseball, local youth athletics and athletes in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). Fischbach was granted emeritus status in July of 2021.
Colby Keegan (2021 to Present)
Colby Keegan was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine in 2021. He joined the department in 2018 as the primary athletic trainer for the Coyote football team. Keegan will oversee a staff of five full-time athletic trainers, three graduate assistants with two state-of-the-art athletic training facilities in the newly remodeled DakotaDome and the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
