Kansas State University students earn state athletic training society honors
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
MANHATTAN -- The Kansas Athletic Training Society is recognizing several students in Kansas State University's athletic training program for outstanding academic achievement.
Four students are earning the society's All-Academic Honors, four students are earning second team All-Academic Honors and 10 students are earning honorable mention.
Honorees must be juniors or seniors with a minimum 3.8 grade point average.
The athletic training education program is a part of the department of human nutrition in Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology. The program has been accredited since 1992.
Athletic training continues to be a hot health degree career field, according to Shawna Jordan, program director. Athletic trainers are allied health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses, often with a focus on athletes and athletic injuries. Graduates of the program go on to physical therapy schools. The job market for athletic trainers ranges from traditional sports coverage to military and performing arts medical care.
Kansas State University athletic training students earning academic honors from the Kansas Athletic Training Society include:
Breanna Hamilton, junior from Clearwater, All-Academic Honors; Jessica Spencer, junior from De Soto, honorable mention; Hilary Heinrichs, senior from Emporia, All-Academic Honors; Ethan Koochel, senior from Great Bend, All-Academic Honors.
From Greater Kansas City: Julianne Perrini, senior from Fairway, second team All-Academic Honors; Sarah Thies, junior from Olathe, honorable mention; and Morgan Cox, junior from Overland Park, honorable mention.
Mitchell Savage, junior from Greenleaf, honorable mention; Braden Hynek, senior from Hanover, All-Academic Honors; Drew Mueller, senior from Iola, second team All-Academic Honors; Jacob Wright, senior from Junction City, honorable mention; Jesse Johnson, senior from Manhattan, honorable mention; Katie Slavin, junior from Tonganoxie, honorable mention; Kacia Turner, senior from Topeka, honorable mention; and Ryan Lahey, junior, honorable mention, and Brandy Tholstrup, senior, second team All-Academic Honors, both from Wichita.
From out of state: Tyler Struckhoff, junior from Fort Collins, Colo., honorable mention; and Morgan Ball, senior from Reed Springs, Mo., second team All-Academic Honors.
