Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning Archives

Eric McMahon Uses Professional Baseball Coaching Experience to Elevate MS-SC Program

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 in Careers in College of Health Sciences in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning

Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, RSCC*E is the coaching and sport science program manager for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), where he organizes and collaborates with professionals across sports organizations to support education and career advancement opportunities. Before joining the NSCA in 2020, he spent more than a decade working with professional baseball players as a strength and conditioning coach. After earning his bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Lawrence University in New York and his master’s degree in strength and conditioning from Springfield College in Massachusetts, he began his career in the Minor Leagues as a strength …

Logan MS-SC Graduate Helps Athletes Achieve Their Best Sports Performance

Posted on May 3, 2024 in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning

As a high school athlete, Samuel Roome, CSCS set his sights on playing college football. After a significant injury derailed his initial plans, he decided to take a break before joining the football team at Averett University as a defensive lineman. That experience reignited his love for the game, and he got to see what a strength and conditioning coach does for a team. In 2015, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a concentration in personal training and began working on internships in the strength and conditioning field. “I worked at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania, …

From College Athlete to NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach: Zane Fakes

Posted on April 8, 2024June 14, 2024 in Careers in College of Health Sciences in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning in Students

A lifelong athlete, Zane Fakes played high school and college football and knows the importance of injury prevention and strength and conditioning in sports. While in high school, he played football in his hometown of Plainfield, Indiana. As an undergraduate student at Ball State University, he majored in exercise science and played as a tight end on the university’s football team. After earning his undergraduate degree, Zane returned to Ball State for his master’s degree in sports administration. During that time he also worked as a graduate assistant in strength and conditioning with the university’s football team. In 2018, Zane …

Wildest Dreams: Logan Adjunct Professor Joins Taylor Swift: Eras Tour

Posted on March 5, 2024March 18, 2024 in Leaders Made in Master of Science in Sport Science and Rehabilitation in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning in Tower Magazine

Occasionally an opportunity of a lifetime presents itself. For Curtis Wildes, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, DO(EU), that opportunity came in the form of a phone call last March. “I had just received a contract to provide performance medicine services for a residency show in Las Vegas at the Wynn,” said the adjunct professor for both Logan’s Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning and Master of Science in Sports Science & Rehabilitation programs. “I felt like I was in the right place, doing the right thing. Then I received a phone call that changed my life—I was asked to join the …

Logan Alumni Competing with USA Bobsled Team

Posted on January 23, 2024January 31, 2024 in Alumni in College of Health Sciences in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning

When Logan Radik, MS-SC (’23) was growing up in Nebraska, bobsledding was not a sport he thought he would be involved in one day. “I grew up wrestling, so bobsledding was not on the horizon until much later,” he said. Logan came to Maryville University in St. Louis to wrestle and earn his bachelor’s degree in psychology. His senior year was during the pandemic, which caused wrestling to slow down. That is when he saw an ad for a bobsled combine and decided to look into it. “Many bobsled athletes are retired college athletes, and I felt like I could …

Logan Celebrates First Graduating Class from Strength & Conditioning Program

Posted on May 22, 2023July 18, 2024 in Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning

On April 22, 2023, seven students made history when they became the first graduating class from Logan’s Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning (MS-SC) program. The program was announced in the fall of 2021 and classes officially began in summer 2022. The MS-SC program’s founder and faculty members know high-performing athletes deserve the most qualified, well-rounded athletic performance coaches. With a science-based, evidence-informed curriculum, this industry-driven program was developed and is led by experienced, active coaches in athletic performance. “We’re very proud of the program that we’ve built,” said Brittany Ramirez, DC (’15), MS (’18), LAT, ATC, CCSP®, program …