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Western Illinois University Athletic Training Program students and faculty with Macomb Mayor Mike Inman (front row, fourth from right), who is holding the proclamation that declares March as Athletic Training Month in Macomb. Back row, L to R: Jennifer Plos, assistant professor, kinesiology and athletic training clinical education coordinator; Elliott Allen-Williams (Freeport, IL), sophomore; Jimmy Wood (Emporia, KS), sophomore; Blake Heinz (Princeville, IL), junior; Tyler Kraft (South Elgin, IL), junior; Michael Schwartz (Galesburg, IL), senior; Ryan Robertson (Armstrong, IL), senior; and Taylor Coltrin (Peoria, IL). Second row, L to R: Jamal Robinson (Chicago, IL), sophomore; Jon Allen (Fairview, IL), senior; Ryan Cody (Macomb, IL), junior; Bria Thurman (Naperville, IL), junior; Lizzy Hollopeter (Naperville, IL), senior; Lauren Carta (Kankakee, IL), senior; Charles Morrow (Flossmoor, IL), junior; Adam Geiger (Lynn Center, IL), sophomore; Suzy Parks (Effingham, IL), junior; and Renee Polubinsky, professor, kinesiology, and athletic training program director. Front row, L to R: Katrina Daytner, interim associate dean, WIU College of Education and Human Services; Katie Neeley (Bolingbrook, IL), senior; Ashley Burrows (Round Lake, IL), junior; Kelsey Carleton (Philo, IL), senior; Brandon Lofthouse (Spring Grove, IL), junior; Macomb Mayor Mike Inman; and Erin Aschemann (Quincy, IL), senior.
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WIU Students, Faculty and City of Macomb Commemorate National Athletic Training Month in March

March 11, 2015


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MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University students, faculty and staff are celebrating National Athletic Training Month. To commemorate the annual event this March, Macomb Mayor Mike Inman signed a proclamation for the City of Macomb.

Western students studying in the athletic training program, as well as faculty from the Department of Kinesiology, were on hand for the proclamation signing March 9.

The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) has designated March as National Athletic Training Month (NATM). According to NATA, National Athletic Training Month is held every year to spread awareness about all that athletic trainers do.

Learn more about NATA at www.nata.org.

For more information, contact Janet Wigglesworth, professor and chair, kinesiology, at (309) 298-1981 or via email at JK-Wigglesworth@wiu.edu.

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