RICHARDSON, Texas –– The athletic training staffs at University of the Ozarks and Howard Payne University were each named by their peers as Division winners of the American Southwest Conference Athletic Training Staff of the Year awards for the 2007-08 academic year.
The two member institutions, who each took home the annual award for the first time, were honored on Wednesday (Dec. 10) during the annual ASC Athletic Trainers meeting in Dallas.
Howard Payne took the West Division honor. HPU head athletic trainer Mike Terrill was assisted in 2007-08 by Monique Overmeyer and Josh Watson.
The ASC Athletic Training Staff of the Year award is presented by the Conference following voting by the membership’s athletic training staffs. All full-time athletic training staff members must be in good standing with professional organizations and be either NATA or state licensed, and the head athletic trainer must have been at the institution for a minimum of two years to be considered for the award. The 2007-08 awards are the fourth presented by the ASC.
Ozarks was presented the East Division award. UO’s head athletic trainer is Chad Floyd.
ALL-TIME ASC ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF OF THE YEAR WINNERS
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Academic Year
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East Division
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West Division
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2007-08
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University of the Ozarks
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Howard Payne University
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2006-07
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University of Texas at Dallas
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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2005-06
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East Texas Baptist University
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Hardin-Simmons University
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2004-05
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University of Texas at Dallas
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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