COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Eight West Texas A&M student-athletes were recognized for their hard work in the weight room as they were selected to the National Strength & Conditioning Association All-American Team.
"This award allows our staff to recognize the unseen efforts and leadership of the student-athletes off the field, court, or track," said Director of Athletic Performance
Sarah Ramey. "They all work hard year-round to improve performance and increase their physical resilience."
WT student-athletes receiving the honor were baseball's
Izaiah Madrid, women's soccer's
Cheyenne Orozco, women's basketball
Sienna Lenz, football's
Jarrod Compton, men's golf's
Josh Roche, softball's
Ruby Salzman, men's track & field's
Quinton Sansing, and women's track & field's
Miriam Zanovello.
The All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award program recognizes those collegiate and high school athletes whose athletic accomplishments reflect their dedication to strength training and conditioning.
"We are proud to have
Sarah Ramey,
Ben Kozak,
Jacob Saulnier and
Sophia Kennedy join the NSCA to safely improve performance," said Eric McMahon, the NSCA's Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager. "Supporting our student-athletes like Madrid, Orozco, Lenz, Compton, Roche, Salzman, Sansing, and Zanovello guarantees a stronger future for NSCA."
A full list of the NSCA All-American Athlete of the Year Award can be found
HERE. For more information visit www.NSCA.com
About the National Strength & Conditioning Association
Founded in 1978, The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is a nonprofit association dedicated toadvancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world.
The NSCA exists to empower a community of professionals to maximize their impact through disseminating evidence-based knowledge and its practical application by offering industry-leading certifications, research journals, careerdevelopment services, networking opportunities, and continuing education. The NSCA community is composed of more than 60,000 members and certified professionals throughout the world who further industry standards as researchers, educators, strength and conditioning coaches, performance and sport scientists, personal trainers, tactical professionals,and other related roles.
