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Chris Ashton
Chris Ashton
  • Title:
    Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Chris Ashton has served as an assistant athletic trainer with the University of Minnesota and the Golden Gopher football team since 2002.

Ashton, a Wheeling, W.V., native, graduated from West Virginia University in 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education in athletic training. While serving as a student athletic trainer, Ashton worked with all Mountaineer athletic programs including football, wrestling and baseball.

Ashton was familiar with the Big Ten prior to joining the Gophers, working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the University of Michigan football program from 2000-2002.

He received his masters' degree of science kinesiology from Michigan in April 2002 prior to his arrival at Minnesota.

Ashton and his wife Kayla reside in New Brighton.

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