West Virginia University
Athletic Trainer's Association
Student Of The Month
August
Takeshi Kojima
September
Amber Herback
October
Tsuyoshi Nakaura
November
Marcell Valentine
December
Mandie Neal
January
Kari Childers
February
Casey Thompson
March
Darcy Beck
April
WVUATA EVENTS
WVUATA Meeting
The last WVUATA meeting of the 2007-2008 school year
was held on April 9th at 8:00pm in the Athletic Training classroom.
At this meeting new officers were voted into office for the 2008-2009 school year.
President - Kelly Evonovich
Vice President - Kari Childers
Secretary - Sarah Talarico
Treasurer - Kate Goeler
Webmaster - Kari Williams
National Athletic Training Month
The month of March is dedicated to the athletic training profession.
This Year's (2007-2008) theme is "Who's Taking Care of Your Kids?"
Certified athletic trainers are allied health care professionals
who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and
rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illnesses.
To help us celebrate visit the NATA website at www.nata.org
WVATA Meeting
The WVATA meeting was held at
West Virginia Wesleyan College
in Buckhannon, WV on April 12, 2009.
This meeting consisted of lectures by
Othopedic Surgeons, Certified Athletic Trainers,
and Presentations given by various Athletic Training students
from West Virginia Wesleyan College, West Virginia University, and Marshall University.
There was also a quiz bowl that was participated in by 3 teams of 4 students each.
The WVU quiz bowl team were the winners.
This team consisted of Kari Williams, Kevin Boss, Adrian Western, and Derek DeProspero.
Along with the quiz bowl win, we also had other staff and students honored.
Kevin Kotsko, head shell athletic training room ATC, was awarded the
West Virginia Athletic Trainer of the Year award.
Trevor Jones and Maggie Krauza,
along with the staff ATC's at Morgantown High school,
were selected as the Public Relations Contest Winners
for their participation in National Athletic Training Month.
Ashley Nonemaker also won the Student Poster Contest.
The 9th Annual WVUATA Golf Tournament
May 3, 2009
Registration will begin at 8:30 am and tee off is scheduled for 9:00 am
at the Mountaineer Golf Course in Morgantown, WV.
This event is a four person scramble.
The cost is $50 per golfer which will include
green fees, a cart, a gift bag, and a picnic lunch.
Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams
as well as the winners of the closest to the pin,
longest putt, and longest drive contests.
WVUATA Family Picnic
The WVUATA family picnic will be held at Cooper's Rock State Park
for the families of WVU Athletic Training Students.
The start time of the picnic will be 2:00 pm.
Following the picnic will be a Senior Tribute Video.
Senior Post-Graduation Plans
Brittany Arnold - GA position at the University of Pittsburgh
Darcy Beck - GA position at Middle Tennessee State University
Kevin Boss - Looking for a high school AT position
Derek DeProspero - Staying at WVU to complete pre-requisites for MD/DO school
Amber Herback - Athletic Training position at West Liberty in West Virginia
Amy Lancaster - Physical Therapy school at WVU
Amy Lefgren - Looking for a clinical posistion
Kristin Lillis - Looking ofr a high school or college athletic training position
Ty Medovic - PA school at St. Farncis in Pennsylvania
Mandie Neal - OT Masters program at Shenandoah Univeristy in Virginia
Ashley Nonemaker - Physical Therapy school
Marcell Valentine - Working the New York Giants Training Camp
Melissa Vento - GA position at Alvernia College in Pennsylvania
Adrian Western - GA position at Ithica College in New York
NFL Internships
We have 3 students this year that have been accepted to work as Interns for the summer for 3 different NFL teams. \
Sara Talarico will be working for the Pittsburg Steelers.
Takeshi Kojima will be working with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Trevor Jones will be working for the Clevland Browns.