July 16, 2008
Colt To Leave Northwest After 27 Years of Service
MARYVILLE, Mo.—Northwest Missouri State Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Professor David “D.C.” Colt has resigned and has accepted a position at the Air Force Academy in USAFA, Colo., where he’ll serve primarily as an athletic trainer for the Falcons’ baseball program. Colt has spent the last 27 years at Northwest.
“Dave has had a Hall of Fame career at Northwest where he has served thousands of Bearcats,” said Northwest Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Boerigter. “As an educator, both in the classroom and in the training room, Dave has impacted many lives. We wish him nothing but the best as he moves forward in this new professional opportunity.”
Colt was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame on June 19 and was inducted into the Missouri Athletic Trainer’s Association (MATA) Hall of Fame in 2001. He’s been a member of the NATA Board of Directors and served on and chaired many NATA committees.
“I would like to thank Northwest Missouri State University for 27 years of wonderful care and memories,” said Colt. “My wife, Susan, and I will truly miss the University, the city of Maryville and its people. We’re leaving a wonderful group of friends and colleagues, but I look forward to seeing many of them again on either a return trip to Maryville or at a Bearcat game in the Colorado area.
“We would like to wish everyone at Northwest and the community of Maryville the best of luck and bid them a fond see you later.”
Colt has received numerous awards and honors including an induction into the 2006 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He was named the most distinguished athletic trainer by the NATA in 2004 and earned NATA Division II Athletic Trainer of the Year honors in 2006. In 2007, Colt was inducted into the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.
Colt received his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 1977, earned his masters at Northwest in 1978 and recently received his doctorate from the University of Missouri. Prior to arriving back in Maryville, Colt spent three years (1978-81) as an assistant trainer at Temple University.
Colt has been an active member of the Maryville community. He’s been a speaker for the American Cancer Society, a past master of Nodaway Lodge #470 AF & AM, active with the clown unit of the Moila Shrine and an active member of the First United Methodist Church serving in various leadership roles.
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