HHPS: Featured Students

Wayne State Students Win Quiz Bowl

Pictured (L-R) Darren Richter, Kelly Brink, Peter Ray, and Dr. Donovan Conley.

Wayne State College students from the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Sport won the Northland Chapter American College of Sports Medicine Quiz Bowl held at the 33 rd annual Fall NACSM meeting in Duluth, Minnesota on October 16-17, 2008. The team competed in a Jeopardy style contest against 6 other teams from the NACSM region (Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) and brought home 2 first place trophies (one permanent and one traveling). Kelly Brink, Peter Ray, and Darren Richter will represent the Northland Chapter ACSM in the national Quiz Bowl competition to be held at the 56 th annual national ACSM meeting in Seattle, Washington May 27-30, 2009. The Northland Chapter, one of 12 regional ACSM Chapters in the United States, will provide financial support for WSC students to participate in this event. Darren is the son of Jeff and Sharon Richter of Fremont, Nebraska. Kelly is the son of Brad and Jill Brink of Lyons, Nebraska. Peter is the son of Daniel and Peggy Ray of Spalding, Nebraska.

Majors of the Year for 2008-2009

Wayne State College HHPS faculty recently announced the 2008-2009 recipients for"Major of the Year" in Sport Management, Exercise Science, Applied Human and Sport Physiology and K-12 Physical Education.

The four students pictured are (from right to left): Collin Prosser(Physical Education), Brandon Echtenkamp (Exercise Science), Brady Heithold (Sport Management), and Ann Beiermann (Applied Human and Sport Physiology) .

Collin Prosser is a senior at Wayne State College majoring in Physical Education K–12. Collin is a member of the Wayne State College football team and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. He is the son of Gary and Sheila Prosser of Vermillion South Dakota.

Brandon Echtenkamp is a senior exercise science major. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and the WSC Christian Student Fellowship. He is in the WSC Honor's Program and has been on the dean's list since 2005. Brandon is the son of Larry and Cathy Echtenkamp of Wayne.

Ann Beiermann is a senior Applied Human and Sport Physiology and Exercise Science double major with a coaching minor. She is a member of the Northland Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, the WSC Pre-Physical Therapy Club, the WSC SHAPE Club, Cardinal Key Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Ann played on the WSC Volleyball team in 2005-2006 and was a Presidential Scholar Athlete. She is the daughter of James and Susan Beiermann of Columbus, NE.

Brady Heithold is majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Business Administration. His Sport Management experience includes working the NAIA Women's National Basketball Championship, the Cox Classic Golf Tournament, the WSC Conference Track Meet, the University of Nebraska Regional Track Meet, and volunteering with the Sioux Falls Storm indoor football team. He is a member of the SPORT club and a native of Wayne, NE. Brady is the son of Mark and Kelly Heithold.

We are very proud of all of these students and their accomplishments here at Wayne State College and look forward to hearing of their successful careers in the future.

NAHPERD FAll 2008

Wayne State College will send four students with Dr. Todd Farmer to the Nebraska Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NAHPERD) Fall Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 17th. Pictured from right to left are Jeff Schweiger, Collin Prosser, Brady Heithold, and Ryan Lennerton.

Ryan Lennerton and Jeff Schweiger will present at the conference on the" Six Key Parts of a Quality Physical Education Class". Ryan is a senior K-12 Physical Education major and is currently an assistant WSC baseball coach. He earned Academic All-American honors while playing at Eastern Oklahoma College and participated in the College World Series for the University of Arkansas in 2004. He is originally from Langley B.C., Canada and is the son of Cam and Karen Lennerton. Jeff is a senior K-12 Physical Education major with a Coaching Endorsement originally from Sioux City and is the son of Jerry and Vicki Schweiger.

Collin Prosser and Brady Heithold will represent Wayne State College at the conference as the Physical Education Major of the Year and Sport Management Major of the Year, respectively.

 

American Physiological Society: Integrative Biology of

Exercise Conference

Left to Right): Brandon Echtenkamp, Kris Hinnerichs, Steve Malin (UMass-Amherst), Barbara Engebretsen, Barry Braun (UMass-Amherst).

Dr. Barbara Engebretsen, Kris Hinnerichs, and Brandon Echtenkamp (HHPS honor's student) attended the American Physiological Society: Integrative Biology of Exercise Conference in Hilton Head, SC September 25th-27th. Brandon and Kris presented data from their research project entitled: “Insulin sensitivity increases in lean, but not obese young women after 7 weeks of progressive resistance training” The data presented was part of Kris' doctoral dissertation and Brandon's WSC honor's project. Collaborator's on the project were Steve Malin and Barry Braun from the University of Massachussets-Amherst (pictured above).

NACSM Spring 2008

Pictured L-R: Kristin Binder, Mark Shearer, Dr. Kevin Hill (NSS Dean), Amanda Waltke, Brandon Stava, Heather Zach, Keegan Coop, Tim Pilakowski, Brent Newland, Dr. Tammy Evetovich (HHPS Chair), Kristin Jennings, Catie VanDiest, Camie Kalkowski, Natalie Hawk, Cory Nicholson, Dr. Donovan Conley (HHPS faculty).

Wayne State College students and faculty from the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Sport worked collaboratively on research projects that were submitted for review and evaluation at the 22 nd annual Spring tutorial meeting of the Northland Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NACSM) held at Saint Cloud State University on March 28, 2008. The meeting titled “Bridging the Gap Between Science and Application For Optimal Training and Performance” was organized by NACSM past-president and former WSC student and faculty member Jay Todd. The meeting featured Boyd Epley former University of Nebraska head strength and conditioning coach and Dr. G. Gregory Haff strength and conditioning expert and faculty member at West Virginia University School of Medicine.

Plans for WSC students and faculty to attend the NACSM Spring tutorial meeting were cancelled this year due to inclement weather however, under the circumstances, Wayne State submissions were permitted to remain in the competition. Research abstracts submitted from schools throughout the NACSM (MN, ND, NE, SD & WI) were blind peer-reviewed prior to the meeting and Wayne State students were awarded 1st and 2nd place among 36 submissions in which the top 5 abstracts received monetary awards. Brandon Stava, Amanda Waltke, Johnel Reber, and Kareena Nichols were awarded first place for a research abstract titled “Automated Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor has Poor Accuracy During Rest and Steady-State Cycle Exercise” and Keegan Coop, Natalie Hawk, Kristin Binder, and Camie Kalkowski were awarded 2nd place for their abstract titled “Dynamic Warm-Up Methods Produce Optimal Vertical Jump Performance in Collegiate Track Athletes”. Other research projects completed in the WSC Human Performance Laboratory that were submitted for evaluation at this meeting include: “Young Men’s Christian Association Bench Press Test has Superior Accuracy Versus Lean Body Mass Alternative” authored by Heather Zach, Catie VanDiest, Kristin Jennings, and Brent Newland and “Estimated Fiber Type is Unrelated to Repetitions to Fatigue in Male Sprinters and Distance Runners” authored by Cory Nicholson, Tyler Slate, Mark Shearer, and Tim Pilakowski.

In a separate competition that evaluated completed research papers, former WSC graduate student Zach Molacek was awarded third place for his research paper titled “Effects of Low and High Volume Stretching on Bench Press Performance in Collegiate Football Players”. Zach’s research paper has been accepted for presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 55th Annual Meeting to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana May 28-31, 2008.  The abstract for his research paper will be published in the May 2008 edition of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

We are very proud of each and every one of our student researchers!

HHPS Scholarship Recipients

Jose J. Avila, Jr., and Logan T. McPhillips were recently chosen by HHPS faculty to be awarded the Ross P. James and Helen M. Hensel James Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to junior and senior HHPS majors who demonstrate two of the following criteria: financial need, outstanding personal character, superior academic performance, and promise of service to the college community.

Mr. Avila is a senior Sport Management major with a minor in Business Administration. He is a member of SPORT club, Minorities in Accordance Coming Together (M.A.C.T.), and Latinos Uniting. He also helps with event management at WSC athletic contests and is an intramural referee. Jose is the son of Jose, Sr. and Imelda Avila of Madison, Ne.

Mr. McPhillips is a junior K-12 Physical Education major with a coaching minor. He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ, and a Team Mates Mentor. Logan is the son of Tom and Julie McPhillips of Belgrade, Ne.