DREW SHEA Drew Shea begins his third season as assistant athletic trainer at Middle Tennessee after serving in the same capacity with LSU men’s basketball for seven seasons. At Middle Tennessee, Shea is primarily responsible for the men’s basketball team; and his additional duties to the sports medicine staff include assisting in the care of athletes in many of Middle Tennessee’s other 16 sports. He assists head athletic trainer Joe-Joe Petrone with assessment, evaluation, and rehabilitation of all Division I Intercollegiate Athletics. Other responsibilities include education of graduate and NATA accredited undergraduate curriculum students, managing and maintaining all inventories, supervising the athletic training room, and various administrative duties. Shea served as student athletic trainer during his undergraduate days at West Virginia. His primary re-
sponsibilities were with the soccer and football squads, while serving in 1987 as head student athletic trainer for baseball. Following his graduation in July 1987, Shea began a nine-year association with the Morgantown Physical Therapy Associates. There he served as Clinical Athletic Trainer, where he was responsible for providing daily patient care in a sports medicine/general orthopedic physical therapy clinic. On the professional level, he served in the spring of 1992 as the co-head athletic trainer for the Frankfurt Galaxy Football Club of the World League of American Football in Germany. Shea returned to his alma mater in 1996 to work on his master’s degree at West Virginia. During that time he served as Head Athletic Trainer for the 1996-97 women’s gymnastics team and the 1997-97 women’s basketball team in addition to other athletic related duties. He has authored many professional presentations at various conferences and has served as a Special Olympics volunteer. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. Drew and wife Lori are the parents of three children: Alexandra (9), Madison (8), and MacKenzie (6).
JASON SPRAY Jason Spray has climbed the ladder of success rapidly since his collegiate playing career at Middle Tennessee and he continues to exemplify the tremendous work ethic that made him a decorated gridiron standout for the Blue Raiders. Spray enters his third season as head men’s basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach at Middle Tennessee and already is turning in impressive results where head coach Kermit Davis is concerned. Davis says Spray has made a difference in the make-up of the Blue Raider squad. “Jason has done a fabulous job of developing, just from a physical standpoint, the players in our program,” Davis said. “Jason has the players looking forward to coming into the weight room. He has done a great job from the nutritional standpoint of it, not just lifting. Guys who are supposed to be losing body fat are, guys that are supposed to be gaining are. Jason is a young guy but he is passionate and he’s into their personal
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well-being. When guys care like that it shows up in their job.” At Middle Tennessee, Spray is responsible for preparing and executing in-season and off-season strength and conditioning programs. He also assists in game and practice preparations and player development, from a strength standpoint. Spray is certified CSCS through the National Strength Coaches Association, and SCCC certified through Collegiate Strength Coaches Association. Spray is a graduate of Middle Tennessee, where he was a three-year starter for the Blue Raider football team. He was named the 2000 Lifter of the Year, as voted on by his teammates. Spray played on the first Division I-A football team at Middle Tennessee in 1999 and was the starting fullback in 2001 when the Blue Raiders posted an 8-3 record and tied for the Sun Belt Conference championship – also a first in the Division I-A era. The durable and hardworking Spray played in 32 career games at Middle Tennessee. He was named co-Captain of the 2001 Sun Belt Championship team. Spray earned his Bachelor of Science in May, 2002 and earned his Master of Science in 2005. Spray is married to the former Karisse Baker. The couple reside in Murfreesboro.
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