Master of Athletic Training Students and Faculty Attend State Conference

Students and faculty from the Truman Master of Athletic Training attended the MOATA Educators’ and Student Leadership Conference in Fayette, Missouri, Feb. 1. Members of the MOATA Student Leadership Committee organized the event to include speaker sessions, poster session and quiz bowl. Speakers included Truman alumni Logan Benedict and Meredith Wekesser. Truman MOATA Student Leadership Committee members included Jadan Crader, Jaylynn Martin and Abby Buckman.

The Truman Master of Athletic Training quiz bowl team took home second place in the state competition. This has earned them a spot in the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association District V competition as one of the two teams representing Missouri. The next competition will take place March 14 in LaVista, Nebraska. Pictured are Jaylynn Martin, Cole Hedrick, Jadan Crader and Dr. Carr, MOATA president.