Exercise Science Archives - Hastings College

Fichter helps players find their perfect throw in biometrics lab

Interested in biomechanics, Hastings College senior Alec Fichter spent the summer interning at the Pitching Lab, a biomechanics lab at the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he worked directly with players, calibrating…

Anderson overcomes challenges on road to physical therapy program

Life is not always a straight path from point A to point B. For senior exercise science major Alyse Anderson, that path was anything other than direct. Anderson transferred to Hastings College…

PTSR lets Simonsen dive further into his career path

Hastings College senior Brett Simonsen of Sutton, Nebraska, interned over the summer at Hastings Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab (PTSR) — but this wasn’t his first experience there, as he started shadowing…

Hansen thrives on the pitch, in classroom

Hali Hansen came to Hastings College with bright lights in her eyes, hoping to be a college soccer star. While injuries got in the way of that dream, she flipped the storyline…

Jorgenson finds success at Hastings College on way to chiropractic school

The Hastings College Physical Education and Human Performance Department is filled with a diverse group of talented students — and Helena Jorgenson from Gothenburg, Nebraska, is one such student. A senior majoring…

Ginkens says ‘yes’ to one of the biggest opportunities of her career

For as long as she’s lived, she’s played every sport. So it was no surprise that Ally Ginkens ‘20 would leave her hometown of Mullen, Nebraska, to go on and double major…

Building a better world of athletics: Female coaches In Human Performance

On Monday mornings at 5:00 a.m. most people are fast asleep, getting their last few hours of rest before starting another week of work. Human Performance coaches, however, are not most people.…

Fisher learns to ‘trust the process’ in internship, academic career

After Hastings College MAT student Cole Fisher ‘19 landed an internship with the University of Minnesota athletic staff in February, he thought he’d observe coaches, work with athletes and get hands-on experience.…

McMaster aims to uphold mental, physical health with Enlightened Athlete

After turning in his last test for the exercise science program at Hastings College, Shae McMaster ‘15 said he remembers being so excited. He had put himself through college and could now…

Brudy ’16 publishes first-author paper in Ph.D. program

Hastings College 2016 graduate Leon Brudy had his first-author paper, which compares the daily physical activity of children congenital heart disease (CHD) with healthy peers, published in February in The Journal of…

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