B.S. in Recreation: Murray State 1992
M.S. in Exercise Science: Western Kentucky University, 2006
NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, 1993
Mike Gaddie serves as WKU's Senior Executive Director of Sports Medicine and Student-Athlete Well-Being and oversees the department and its operation, including Athletic Traning, Sport Medicine, Strength & Conditioning and TOPCARE. Gaddie also oversees postseason championship coordination, including bowl game management, and serves as the sport administrator for baseball, Big Red, Cheer and Dance.
A 24-year veteran of the WKU Athletic Training Staff and 35-year veteran of the profession, Gaddie joined the Hilltopper athletic training staff in 2000 and has focused primarily on the men's basketball team. Over his time on The Hill, Gaddie has assisted with other WKU athletic teams as well as coordinated team travel schedules for the Hilltopper basketball team.
Gaddie came to WKU from DiversiCare Rehab Service, Inc., where he served as Director of Sports Medicine from 1996-2000. Prior to that, Gaddie was Coordinator of Outreach Services at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville from 1992-96.
A native of Hodgenville, Ky., Gaddie spent five summers in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, handling the athletic training assignments for the team's minor league clubs in Peoria, Ariz., (1989) and Johnson City, Tenn. (1990-93).
A graduate of Murray State University in 1992, Gaddie spent his undergraduate years (1987-92) as a student trainer of the Racer staff under the tutelage of another of his mentors, the late Tom Simmons. He earned his Master's in exercise science from WKU in 2006. Gaddie, a 1987 alumnus of Caverna High School, lettered two years in both football and tennis.
He is married to the former Connie Logsdon of Horse Cave. The couple's family includes sons Andrew and Jacob; Andrew's wife, Amber and son Aiden; Jacob's wife, Ashley; and kids Hudson, Amelia, Lucy and Sophie.
(Last updated August 2025)
