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Dr. Beckett with President Aloia
training faculty and 19 CU students enrolled in the program attended the 2013 conference. This year’s event marked the second time that Concord students have successfully performed at the state conference. Of the four students accepted for oral presentations at the WVATA Conference, Concord had one of these students. Brent Roark with his research “Clavicle Fracture in a Football Player” placed second
in the student oral presentations competition. Roark, a junior athletic training major, is a resident of Princeton, W.Va. “I am proud to be part of this conference, it broadens my research prospective and gives a chance to meet professionals in athletic training,” Roark said. “It is also a good opportunity for students, future athletic trainers, to prepare for their careers.” Additionally, four Concord
Labuschagne named WVIAC Player of the Year, Johnson Coach of the Year
strokes at the league championship tournament in October. Leading the charge to the WVIAC championship on the course was Labuschagne, who took home medalist honors at the event after shooting a three-round total of 220 (+4). Labuschagne also finished second at the WVIAC Central Regional, tied for fourth at the WVIAC Northern Regional and 19th at the WVIAC Northern Regional. He is the fourth golfer in Mountain Lion history to be named WVIAC Player of the Year. Joining Labuschagne on the AllWVIAC first team was Evan Muscari, who placed in the top-five of all three WVIAC regionals as well as taking fifth place at the conference
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Concord University men’s golf coach Will Johnson was named West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the Year, Stefan Labuschagne was tabbed the WVIAC Player of the Year and three other Mountain Lions earned AllWVIAC honors. The announcement was made by the league on April 3, 2013. The Coach of the Year honor is the first of Johnson’s career. He earned the distinction after guiding the Mountain Lions to the program’s sixth conference title when CU defeated the field by 16
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students had poster presentations. They are Samantha Clement with “Nasal Bone Fracture in a Baseball Player,” Meghan Kinkead with “Distal Radius Fracture in a Soccer Athlete,” Britnee Gibson with “Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolysis: Treatment and Rehabilitation,” and Erin Bowling with “Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture Rehabilitation.” The CU quiz bowl team also fared well. Members of the team, along with Clement and Gibson, are Erin Asbury and Kat Naglee. Concord’s ATEP is one of an elite group of accredited programs in the United States. In 2009 Concord received a prestigious 10-year award of continuing national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Beckett said awards are usually for five years with some programs receiving seven-year accreditation.
Nastassia Yachmianiova, an intern in Concord University’s Office of Advancement, assisted in writing this article. She is from Belarus.
championships. The highlight of Muscari’s season so far has been shooting a -8 to win the WVIAC Central Regional title. Nathaniel Begley and Matt Morgan were also recognized by the conference for their play this year. Begley garnered second team All-WVIAC accolades while Morgan received honorable mention allconference recognition. Begley placed third at the league championships while Morgan placed second at the WVIAC Northern Regional and seventh at the WVIAC Central Regional.