Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine
We are part of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, and each year we "connect" at the annual meeting in Harrisburg, PA. We expect all seniors to attend this meeting, and encourage juniors and anyone else who wishes to attend to do so. The students have an opportunity to network professionally, compete in the College Bowl and Fitness challenge, and present research they have completed.
Connecting with the discipline, connecting with experts in the field, and connecting with other exercise science students is part of what it means in becoming a professional. As a student you may participate in professional activities including attending and presenting at professional conferences as you learn new things and are ready to share your research. It is called networking. We are part of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, and each year we “Connect” at the annual meeting in Harrisburg. We expect all seniors to attend this meeting, and encourage juniors and anyone else who wishes to attend to do so. This meeting provides lots of opportunities to hear talks on a variety of research projects, and learn more about the field of exercise physiology.
Academic College Bowl
The SFU Exercise Physiology College Bowl team has won two years in a row!The repeat victory is the first in the competitions history!
The college bowl is a Jeopardy-style quiz when student teams showcase their knowledge in areas such as Exercise Physiology, Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Clinical Exercise Physiology.
The competition included 12 teams from schools in the region. The region includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, Washington DC, and New York State. Team members included Katrina Wilhite, Steven Mosey, and Brandt Beck.
In 2012, the team included members Brandon Winters, Irene Boyle, Ryan Seiler, and alternate Jennifer Nicholson. After winning the regional competition, the team competed in the National finals at the 2013 ACSM meeting in Indianapolis, IN. The team finished in 5th place!
Fitness Challenge
Special Congratulations!
Katrina Wilhite had a top 3 performance among the females in push-ups! Katrina performed 95 push-ups!
In 2013, Saint Francis University Exercise Physiology students competed for the first time in the MARC-ACSM FItness Challenge. Congratulations to the Exercise Physiology team for placing 4th out of 12 teams! The team never scored less than 5th place in any event! Team members included Jackie Secriskey, Katrina Wilhite, Curtis Bell, and Ryan Scoran
Research Presentation
Exercise Physiology major, Seth Gray, presented a poster entitled, "The relationship between Aerobic Fitness, BMI, and Measures of Perception while at very high altitudes," at the 2013 Annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Co-authors on this work included Exercise Physiology major Daniel Drozdowsky, and Environmental Engineering major Marie Schoenberger, and also Drs. Kristofer Wisniewski and Patricia Fitzgerald.
This work was the result of the group's trip to Bolivia this past summer along with the Environmental Engineering program lead by Dr. Bill Strosnider of the Environmental Engineering program.
