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Show pfows UiiBscij CERSOSIMO bcersosimosuunews.com athletic trainer Zac SUU Wilson is passionate about his job and helping SUU athletes succeed despite long hours and seeing the tough recovery side of injuries Wilson, a graduate assistant in athletic training from New Harmony, is in his fourth year at SUU. He said BROOKE CERSOSIMO UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Zac Wilson helps junior Lauren Graduate assistant gymnastics team Jeffrey stretch before the 10 hour days to make sure works Wilson practices. athletes remain healthy in practice and in games or meets. rd rd Continued from Back Page conference player of the year award for the second consecutive time, Reid said the team can t overlook the rest of the team around Benson. Oakland has averaged nearly 80 points in six in the games, shooting 45 percent from the field 33 process. The Golden Grizzlies have made shots from their of range. percent Junior guard Reggie Hamilton and freshman guard Travis Bader each have shot over 40 percent from long distance this season. Thats what makes them a great team you can say, okay we can double down on (Benson) but when you do that, it opens up a shooter, Reid said. Thats what makes them so good, they have very great perimeter shooters. I wish Benson was the only guy I had to worry about but theres a lot of players on that team you have to worry about, Reid added. He said he understands that if hes concerned about what Benson is doing, it will allow the rest of the roster the opportunity to put up the kind of numbers Benson produces. Brimley agreed with Reid, and said stopping Benson has led to increased opportunities for the outside shooters. When everyone thinks of Oakland, they think oh we have to stop Benson , Brimley said. That leaves shooters wide open on the perimeter ... as far as shooters, we have to stay on them. We cant get anyone else get going if we want to beat them. Massey said the game will be decided on defense and how well the team can guard the Golden Grizzlies potent offense and how well SUU can tXJ he enjoys his job because of the events, games and meets he works at. I just really love to be around sports, Wilson said. By being a trainer, it allows me to be with a personally involved sport when Im not playing or watching one myself. Despite all the perks to being a trainer, theie are long constant hours to the job. The trainers work those hours from September through April. Wilson said he puts in about 10 run its offense. We have to guard the dribble drive (penetration), we have he said. We have the guard the three to execute on offense and play as well as we can. Oakland also announced Tuesday that it had reinstated junior guard Drew Maynard, who was suspended indefinitely on Oct. 12 for violating team rules. Reid said he would focus on IPFW only after the ahlamS ir SSBQ-EasK7- D0 By BROOKE game tonight. He said he hasnt looked into the Mastodons much but he said he knew how good of a shooting team is this season, led by senior guard Ben Botts and sophomore guard Frank Gaines. and They have a mature shooter in Ben Botts other guys around him that are mature, Reid said. My focus right now is Oakland and once that game is over, Ill focus my attention on Fort Wayne. IPFWs only two losses this season were an overtime loss to powerhouse Xavier loss to Cincinnati of the Big East and a mid-maj- hours per day Monday through Friday and that hours vary during the weekends depending on the event schedules. He said it is hard to get free time during the school year because of all of the scheduled sporting events. We rarely get weekends off because when one sport ends another season starts up, Wilson said. He said he enjoys the lighter hours during the summer. We put in about three hours in a day during the summer months, Wilson said. Its nice to get some down time after the busy school year. He helps athletes in all sports; however, he has been assigned to primarily cover one sport. In Wilsons first two years, he was the main trainer for soccer and softball. Now he is in his second season with the gymnastics team. Senior Lindsey gymnast Schultz said she likes having a THes&jTj Ojn From theomKT jf !as(? Afxint Mctai etaS can take and how hard to push ourselves. It becomes exhausting on top of our practices. Wilson said he loves the with interaction collegiate athletes while on the job. I like working with athletes he said. The at this level, drive college competitive athletes have compared to high school athletes is much greater. I love the work ethic of our athletes and seeing them succeed after all the hard work they put in. He said it is hard to see athletes get injured, but he enjoys being a part of the recovery process. It is always tough to see an athlete get hurt, Wilson said. One of the reasons I chose this profession is so I can help athletes get back to 100 percent after an injury. The recovery process can be challenging, but the pain is worth it to be healthy again. trainer in the gym for support. Zac keeps the mood light and does a great job communicating with us and the coaches about our injuries, aches and pains, she said. It is a lot easier to deal with an injury through a trainer rather than the coaches because the coaches have so much more to worry about. the with works Wilson diily and stays gymnasts updated on how they are feeling in terms of soieness and pain. Every Monday morning, he meets with the four gymnastics con, hes to report about how the athletes are holding up. Schultz said it is nice having someone on the staff who understands what gymnasts bodies go through every week. He lets the coaches know if we need to lessen or add conditioning based on how we are feeling, she said. With the INSANITY workouts this year, he has been really helpful in letting us know what our bodies Womens hoops team loses game By JENNA VOGT the final 3:23 in the game. 4 at halftime SUU led after leading throughout the first half; Burns free throws gave the Aggies their first lead in the game with 2:33 left in the second half. finished the Three figures game with double-dig- it in scoring, led by senior Pascucci Challis forward with 16 points. Sears added 11 points and freshman guard Desiree Jackson chipped in with 10 more. SUU finished with a nine 35-3- jvogtsuunews.com Utah State sophomore guard Chelsea Burns hit a pair of free throws to give the Aggies lead as USU came back 6 a womens to beat the 6 basketball team Monday night in Logan. with 3:54 led 56-5- 4 SUU (2-left in regulation after senior guard Caitlyn Sears banked in a layup but it was the final basket in the game, for the which were outscored 0 in 58-5- 63-5- 9-- steals but turned the ball over times in the loss. also The in outrebounded USU 46-3- 5 the game. SUU sophomore Anderson forward Tayler grabbed 10. center Banna Sophomore with 19 scorers all led Diop points for the Aggies. will return to the The court Thursday at Oakland to tip off the conference schedule. is slated for 4:30 p.m. Tip-oEastern time in Rochester, Mich. 21 ff six-poi- - Uqvj everywhere. Jaworski, from Mountain View, Calif., placed ninth at the National Junior Olympic Jaws is a good, solid worker on all four events, Bauman said. She brings a unique skill set to vault and bars and has proven to be very consistent in the big meets. 'She could really come in and compete on all four events for us next year, she doesnt have a weak event. Rounding out the group is Stacey Sorensen from Houston. d. Saturday in Fort Wayne, Ind. tWtaj tb 1 1:302ml year and Continued from Back Page 1 ... Ve a i p (DM! I 9fin Cottar In tfe Boomer's Pbza our IIiMiicmoe Desserts anh Daffy Spedafrjf- compete in the last half as she has been injured, Bauman said. She does have a strong, strong vault and a unique skill set on bars. She will have a lot of work ahead of her because of her injury, but when she comes back she will be very, very strong. Sorensen has qualified four times for regionals out of Houston. She placed first in the uneven bars at the Invitational, which she also finished third in the competition. The four gymnasts are set to replace the five seniors on SUUs roster. Seniors Shannon Coughlin, Ariel Lamb, Bailey Pendley, Lindsey Schultz and Jenna Vogt will graduate at the end of this season. I haven t really seen Stacey Conference. The Mastodons have averaged 74 points in five games, while shooting 43 percent from the field. However, opponents have shot 40 percent against IPFW. Heading into conference play, SUU is shooting 42 percent from the field. Massey leads the team with 1 points per game, while junior guard Ray Jones and junior forward Ramell Taylor are averaging 10 points per contest. have also outrebounded their The 28 opponents on an average of 35 rebounds to rebounds per game. 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