Julie Alexander (2025) - Hall of Fame - St. Cloud State University Athletics

Julie Alexander

Induction:
2025

A trailblazer in her industry, Julie Alexander spent more than 30 years as an athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coordinator for St. Cloud State Athletics. Alexander was the first woman hired by SCSU as an associate athletic trainer in 1989, was the first female to be named head strength and conditioning coordinator in 1997 and became the first female SCSU head female athletic trainer in 1999. In addition to her AT duties, Alexander was an adjunct professor in the SCSU Athletic Training Education program from 1992 to her retirement in 2021. Prior to her time at SCSU, she served as the head women’s athletic trainer at Western Illinois from 1985-89. She received her bachelor’s degree in physical education from St. Olaf College in 1980 where she played volleyball, basketball and softball, and her master’s degree in physical education and athletic training from Indiana University in 1985. She was inducted into the St. Olaf College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025 and was honored with a Breaking Barriers award by the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership Communications Committee at the National Girls & Women in Sports Day in February 2025.