Prairie Lakes Athletic Training goes beyond high school sports. Strength & Conditioning Coach Aaron Jung has been working with South Shore native Spencer Waege while he’s been home this summer preparing to play for the Green Bay Packers. 
When Spencer was looking for an experienced and dedicated coach that knows football, knows what it takes to train a professional athlete with very specific techniques, he didn’t have to look far. Aaron knows football – as a Watertown Arrow (2008), starting defensive tackle of Augustana University, and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Morningside University (Sioux City, IA). He knows what it takes to train elite athletes – he was a NCAA DII All-American shot-put thrower. Aaron also knows how to train specific techniques, and around various injuries, by earning his master’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Mary (Bismark, ND).
Spencer knew he needed to stay focused and work on his skills, technique, and conditioning throughout the summer so he would be prepared to compete with other elite athletes to become a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers. As accomplished as he already has been - at NDSU he was All-American and finalist for the Buck Buchanan FCS Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2022 – Spencer knows there is always more work to do.
He really appreciated having an experienced and knowledgeable strength and conditioning coach right here in Watertown that knows how to train him to meet his specific goals as he works toward advancing his NFL career. Last season, Spencer joined the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent before they went all the way to the Super Bowl. Now, with the experience of being on the sidelines of a game of that caliber, Spencer is more ready than ever to give it his all at the Green Bay Packers training camp starting July 17th.
