The 2014 calendar year set a new record for the Sterling College Athletic Training Program. Leading the entire state with seven students awarded First Team All-Academic Honors, the Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society recognized 10 Sterling College students for their outstanding academic achievement. Based on 2014 grade point averages and academic standing, KATS recognized 96 students from across the state of Kansas who attend athletic training programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.

“I am very proud of the athletic training students in our program. We continue to require excellence and professionalism from them, and they continue to deliver. They work hard, support each other and stay positive, even when the classes get tough and the schedules are busy,” said Pete Manely, director of the Athletic Training Program.

Students receiving KATS First Team All-Academic honors must be a junior or above with a minimum grade point average of 3.8. Sterling College students receiving this honor are Lori Dauer of Falun, Kansas; Alyssa Kieffer of Clifton, Kansas; Rebecca Grasha of Olathe, Colorado; Megan Yoder of Haven, Kansas; Kate Brickell of Valley Falls, Kansas; Josh Hoover of Elbing, Kansas; and Michael Utter of Peoria, Arizona.

Emlyn Ngiratmab of Susanville, California, earned Second Team All-Academic honors. Those named Second Team must be at least a junior in academic standing with a minimum GPA of 3.6.

KATS Honorable Mention All-Academic honors were awarded to Tyler Maxwell of Burrton, Kansas; and Troy Quenzer of Colby, Kansas. Honorable Mention requires academic standing of a junior or above with a minimum GPA of 3.4.

All grade point averages were figured using the average of their spring 2014 GPA, fall 2014 GPA and cumulative GPA.

The Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society helps assure top quality health care to the physically active in Kansas, and promotes and increases knowledge of the profession of athletic training to the citizens of the state of Kansas.

Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kan., with a mission to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith. For more information, visit www.sterling.edu.