Month: June 2010

Marc Heinecke (TSU ’04) became the Javelina Strength and Conditioning Coach at Texas A&M, Kingsville, TX on June 9, 2010.  He was an assistant strength coach at the University of Maryland for five years prior to coming to Kingsville.  He works with the Javelina Athletic Department and at the Student Recreation Center.

Heinecke holds a bachelor’s degree from Truman State University where he was a four-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in wrestling.  He hold’s a master’s degree from the U.S. Sports Academy.

Heinecke spent four years as a strength coach and two years as a personal trainer before going to Maryland.  He is a certified specialist in speed and explosion for sports competition, and is certified in American Sports Fitness Association sports nutrition and International Fitness Association sports nutrition.  He is also a strength and conditioning expert as certified by the Tubor Bompa Institute.

Emily Hussey (’06) recently received the “Excellence in Research” Award for her project investigating the biomechanics of trip recovery in older adults under dual task conditions.  Emily is pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Emory University.  The research was completed in partial fulfillment of the Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree.

Garret Powell and Meredith Turner, Junior Exercise Science majors, recently presented their research at the American College of Sports Medicine annual conference in Baltimore, MD.  Their original research focused on Inter-rater reliability and accuracy of hand-held dynamometer testing for isometric arm flexion. Garret is from Macon, MO and Meredith is from Overland Park, KS.