Mizzou Performance Club
Developing Today’s Finest Athletes
Mizzou Performance Club 2007, Issue 10
August 2007
Ex-Mizzou Stars Spend NFL Off-season in Columbia
Inside this issue:
Ex-Mizzou Stars 1 Spend Off-season in Columbia Mizzou Receives DXA Machine
1
Paul Replaces Scherder on Strength Staff
2
Ben Askren Recieves High Honors
2
Track Baseball Softball
3
Football Team Prepares for Season
4
As NFL mini-camps come to an end, players enjoy their final weeks off before training camp begins in August. Many players go home to relax and many spend time working out in private training centers with personal trainers but the same can’t be said for some Mizzou alumni who have spent their off-season training in the new Yeckel Weightroom in Mizzou’s newly renovated athletic facility. Among these athletes are C.J. Mosely, Justin Smith, and Tony Palmer, all of whom have left Mizzou and have established themselves as serious players in the NFL. These players are getting their first taste of the steps the ath-
letic department has taken to better the quality of the experience of the student-athletes at Mizzou. The opening of the facility last August has been followed by the football team being selected to the Sun Bowl, the wrestling team finishing third in the country, and the baseball team hosting its first regional since 1965 among other notable team achievements. However, the Mizzou alumni feel the best is yet to come. “It will definitely help with recruiting,” said C.J. Moseley of the new facility, “but most importantly it will help develop student-athletes into leaders on and off the field in preparation for their future.”
Seeing alumni come back to continue their training in their off-season may seem normal for Mizzou athletes but is an extremely odd occurrence at other universities. “It is extremely important for our players to see these explayers coming back. It preserves the tradition of our program and gives our players something to work towards,” says Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, Antwan Floyd. It is clear that, despite graduating, these players are still very much a part of the Missouri Tiger Family .
From left, C.J Mosely, Tony Palmer, and Justin Smith workout in the Yeckel Weightroom.
Athletic Department Receives DXA Machine In January, General Electric approached our staff with an interest in placing the DXA in two schools in the Big 12. They are currently working with the Green Bay Packers and wanted to expand into the collegiate setting. After meeting with us and touring our new facility, they thought we could create a partnership. In June, the University of Missouri became one
of only two college strength and conditioning programs in the nation to own a DXA scanner to measure student-athletes’ body composition. Most schools use either the skin calipers or the BOD POD. Skin calipers are the most common and least expensive method of body composition testing. It is done by measuring the skin fold
thickness (“pinching”) of the layer of fat just under the skin in three different sites. The BOD POD is an egg shaped chamber that uses air displacement to measure body composition based on volume and weight. Continue Story– Page 2
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Mizzou Performance Club
DEXA Continued
Mizzou is one of the few athletic programs in the country to have a DEXA.
DXA stands for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and is most commonly used as a bone density test in clinical settings. It is also considered the “gold standard” in body composition, which means it provides the most accurate measurement. The DXA shows how many grams of muscle, fat, and bone you have in your body. This allows us to create individual goals based not just on poundage, but on actual muscle gains and fat loss. One example of how we are using this machine is with our weight gain athletes. An athlete starts his college career and his coach tells him he needs to gain weight. Instead of the athlete eating foods that are not nutritionally balanced to gain weight as fast as possible, the nutritionist can use the DXA to make sure the weight
gained is muscle and not just fat. The DXA will also be used by the Sports Medicine staff to monitor bone mineral density of athletes and be used as an indicator of possible injury risk to certain student-athletes. As one of very few sports teams in the country to be utilizing the DXA, collegiate or professional, this machine allows us to continue to advance our athletes in the healthiest and safest way to achieve success.
Paul Replaces Scherder on Strength Staff
Andrew Paul replaces Holly Scherder
Andrew Paul, a recent graduate of Missouri State University has joined the staff to replace Holly Scherder as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Scherder, a former allAmerican thrower at Mizzou, leaves after serving on the staff for a year. Her duties included assisting with the football team and working with the cross country team. Holly graduated with a Master’s Degree in Health Education and Promo-
tion and will pursue a career as a personal trainer. Paul will take over Scherder’s duties with Cross Country and football and will also be working with the Softball team. He comes to Mizzou after serving as an Assistant for Coach Rick Perry at Missouri State University. During his time in college, Paul competed in baseball, football, and lacrosse. Andrew is a St. Louis native
where he was a baseball and football standout at Parkway North High School. He was also a national competitor in Olympic Weightlifting, at one time being ranked among the top lifters in the country. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will make him a valuable member to the Strength and Conditioning Staff. .
Ben Askren Receives High Honors
Senior Ben Askren named Big 12 Male Athlete of the year.
University of Missouri wrestler Ben Askren thought he ended his unbelievable Tiger career on a high note by having a storybook senior season. In his final year as a Tiger, Askren went undefeated for his second straight season (42 -0), won his third Big 12 Title, was crowned the NCAA National Champion for the second straight season. Just when Askren thought he had a lot to celebrate, the honors keep coming. On July 6, Ben was officially named the Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year.
The award includes male athletes of all sports in the Big 12. “I feel honored to win such a prestigious award,” said Askren, “In encompasses so many great athletes in the Big 12 Conference. It is a great culmination to my athletic career at the University of Missouri.” That was not the end to the honors for Askren. Askren also received an ESPY nomination for Best Male College Athlete. His competition for this award includes Kevin Durant (Texas),
Greg Oden (Ohio State), and Troy Smith (Ohio State). While not the popular selection for the award, no other nominee holds the credentials Askren does. None of the nominees have a national championship, Ben has two. None of the other athletes have gone undefeated, Ben has twice. Askren now sets his sights on making the United States Olympic Wrestling Team.
2007, Issue 10
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Track The Missouri Tiger Track Team is in recovery mode this summer, as they are every summer, after a grueling 23 week competitive season. A season which, for some Tigers, was especially grueling as they went on to compete in various award competitions across the country. With so many athletes competing in so many different events it takes a great deal of communication between the Track Staff and the Strength & Conditioning Staff to prepare training programs. It also requires a great deal of
maturity on the part of the athlete to do what is right day in and day out in order to perform at the highest level. “Our athletes do a great job of not only communicating their schedules, but also how they are feeling”, says Antwan Floyd Assistant S&C Coach. The athletes train on a machine known as a Tendo during the season which gives them instant feedback regarding how their nervous system is responding to the training. It allows them to auto-regulate their training percentage by recording the speed that the
bar is moving in meters/ second. These machines are readily available to these self -motivated athletes which train around their academic schedule on an individual basis. Congratulations to Shernelle Nicholls & Nick Adcock on top three finishes at the PanAmerican games & Jr. Nationals. Congratulations to Shernelle on her bronze medal at the N.A.C.A.C.A.A. (North American, Central American, Caribbean Athlete Association) Finals.
Shernelle Nicholls shattered records while participating in the Pan– American games.
Softball After being selected to finish 8th in the Big 12 in the pre-season rankings, the Tigers Softball team (40-24) finished the season in third place in the Big 12 and finished among the nation’s best being ranked 19th in the final ESPN.com/USA Softball national poll. The Lady Tigers silenced their pre-season critics and clawed their way back into the conversation of the nation’s elite with a +14-win turnaround from the previous season and a strong Big 12 cam-
paign in which they challenged for a share regular season Big 12 title. The Tigers made their 11th NCAA Regional Tournament appearance (Carbondale Regional). They fought their way to the championship game but eventually lost to regional champion, DePaul University. Although their season may have concluded at the Carbondale Regional their post-season awards continued. First year
Coach Ehren Earleywine earned Big 12 Coach of the Year; 4 Tigers earned All Big 12 honors (Jen Bruck, Micaela Minner, Amanda Renth and Julie Silver); and 6 Tigers earned Academic All Big 12 (Andee Allen, Leanne Bowers, Alli Kennewell, Kathy Masterson, Sarah Stringer and Alyson Tobyne). The Tigers said goodbye to 6 seniors whose contributions will not soon be forgotten.
Jen Bruck will return following a great junior campaign.
Baseball The Mizzou Baseball team finished an outstanding 2007 season as it ended in the friendly confines of Taylor Stadium / Simmons Field. Mizzou hosted a post-season Regional for the first time in over forty years. The Tigers were able to beat Kent State and Louisville in the early rounds, but eventually lost to Louisville in the Championship game of the Tournament. The team finished the 2007 season with a great record of 42-18 . This was a great feat for such a young team. They are looking for great things out of the Freshman
and Sophomore classes in the 2008 season. The loss of juniors Evan Frey and Brock Bond to the MLB draft is a great loss, but there are younger players ready to step-up and take the responsibilities left by Frey and Bond. There were also a number of individual awards during the 2007 Season. Coach Tim Jamieson was named the Co-Conference Big 12 Coach of the Year along with Freshman catcher, Trevor Coleman, being named Big 12 Freshman of the year and being selected to the Louisville Slug-
ger’s Freshman All-American Team. Jacob Priday and Aaron Crow were named to the First Team All Big 12 Conference with Evan Frey being named to the Second Team All Big 12 Conference Team. Kyle Mach, Kyle Gibson, and Rick Zagone were named to the Honorable Mention All Big 12 Conference Team. Most team members will spend their off-season playing summerball outside of Columbia. They will return in shape and ready to train harder than ever.
Mizzou baseball was selected to host a regional for the first time since 1965.
Developing T od ay’s Finest Athletes
Pat Ivey 573-882-6791
The purpose of the Mizzou Performance Club is to develop the University of Missouri's Strength and Conditioning program as one of the elite resources in college athletics. The club will raise funds to support the program by purchasing new and cutting edge training equipment, refurbishing existing equipment, and continuing staff development.
E Mail: [email protected] Josh Stoner
www.mutigers.com
573-884-0106 E Mail: [email protected]
Football Team Makes Big Strides During Offseason Training
David Deets 573-884-7039 [email protected] Keith Caton 573-884-0107 E Mail: [email protected] Antwan Floyd 573-884-0083 E Mail: [email protected] Jana Heitmeyer 573-882-9820
JULY 2007 The Summer 2007 (or Summerball as some players like to say) has been a continuation of the great focus, intensity, enthusiasm, leadership and dedication that began to develop during the Spring. The “WIN TODAY!” motto has entrenched itself as these players approach each workout. As we enter the final week of the summer program the early testing numbers are again a testament to the great effort put forth this summer.
8 players squatting 600 lbs or more (Team Record set at 764 lbs.)
10 players bench pressing 375 lbs or more (Testing period best at 490 lbs)
22 players going over 35 in. in the Vertical Jump (Team record set at 46.6”)
E Mail: [email protected] Bryan Mann 573-884-0105 E Mail: [email protected] Sean Edinger 573-882-8228 E Mail: [email protected] Andrew Paul 573-884-2884 E Mail: [email protected] Ken Wong 573-884-1838 E Mail: [email protected]
Organization
In addition to all the returning players, we have seen a majority of the in-coming freshmen participate in this summer’s voluntary workouts. This will be a great class in the year’s to come. Overall, the Tigers have improved physically, but more importantly, they have come together as a team as they face challenges together and the expectations are greater than ever as these Tigers prepare to face the upcoming season with one goal in mind…..”WIN TODAY!”
Keep an Eye Out Invitations to the MPC Tailgate Receptions will be sent in the mail shortly. The receptions will take place on game day at the Yeckel Weightroom.
Mizzou Performance Club 2007, Issue 10
August 2007
Ex-Mizzou Stars Spend NFL Off-season in Columbia
Inside this issue:
Ex-Mizzou Stars 1 Spend Off-season in Columbia Mizzou Receives DXA Machine
1
Paul Replaces Scherder on Strength Staff
2
Ben Askren Recieves High Honors
2
Track Baseball Softball
3
Football Team Prepares for Season
4
As NFL mini-camps come to an end, players enjoy their final weeks off before training camp begins in August. Many players go home to relax and many spend time working out in private training centers with personal trainers but the same can’t be said for some Mizzou alumni who have spent their off-season training in the new Yeckel Weightroom in Mizzou’s newly renovated athletic facility. Among these athletes are C.J. Mosely, Justin Smith, and Tony Palmer, all of whom have left Mizzou and have established themselves as serious players in the NFL. These players are getting their first taste of the steps the ath-
letic department has taken to better the quality of the experience of the student-athletes at Mizzou. The opening of the facility last August has been followed by the football team being selected to the Sun Bowl, the wrestling team finishing third in the country, and the baseball team hosting its first regional since 1965 among other notable team achievements. However, the Mizzou alumni feel the best is yet to come. “It will definitely help with recruiting,” said C.J. Moseley of the new facility, “but most importantly it will help develop student-athletes into leaders on and off the field in preparation for their future.”
Seeing alumni come back to continue their training in their off-season may seem normal for Mizzou athletes but is an extremely odd occurrence at other universities. “It is extremely important for our players to see these explayers coming back. It preserves the tradition of our program and gives our players something to work towards,” says Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, Antwan Floyd. It is clear that, despite graduating, these players are still very much a part of the Missouri Tiger Family .
From left, C.J Mosely, Tony Palmer, and Justin Smith workout in the Yeckel Weightroom.
Athletic Department Receives DXA Machine In January, General Electric approached our staff with an interest in placing the DXA in two schools in the Big 12. They are currently working with the Green Bay Packers and wanted to expand into the collegiate setting. After meeting with us and touring our new facility, they thought we could create a partnership. In June, the University of Missouri became one
of only two college strength and conditioning programs in the nation to own a DXA scanner to measure student-athletes’ body composition. Most schools use either the skin calipers or the BOD POD. Skin calipers are the most common and least expensive method of body composition testing. It is done by measuring the skin fold
thickness (“pinching”) of the layer of fat just under the skin in three different sites. The BOD POD is an egg shaped chamber that uses air displacement to measure body composition based on volume and weight. Continue Story– Page 2
Page 2
Mizzou Performance Club
DEXA Continued
Mizzou is one of the few athletic programs in the country to have a DEXA.
DXA stands for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and is most commonly used as a bone density test in clinical settings. It is also considered the “gold standard” in body composition, which means it provides the most accurate measurement. The DXA shows how many grams of muscle, fat, and bone you have in your body. This allows us to create individual goals based not just on poundage, but on actual muscle gains and fat loss. One example of how we are using this machine is with our weight gain athletes. An athlete starts his college career and his coach tells him he needs to gain weight. Instead of the athlete eating foods that are not nutritionally balanced to gain weight as fast as possible, the nutritionist can use the DXA to make sure the weight
gained is muscle and not just fat. The DXA will also be used by the Sports Medicine staff to monitor bone mineral density of athletes and be used as an indicator of possible injury risk to certain student-athletes. As one of very few sports teams in the country to be utilizing the DXA, collegiate or professional, this machine allows us to continue to advance our athletes in the healthiest and safest way to achieve success.
Paul Replaces Scherder on Strength Staff
Andrew Paul replaces Holly Scherder
Andrew Paul, a recent graduate of Missouri State University has joined the staff to replace Holly Scherder as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Scherder, a former allAmerican thrower at Mizzou, leaves after serving on the staff for a year. Her duties included assisting with the football team and working with the cross country team. Holly graduated with a Master’s Degree in Health Education and Promo-
tion and will pursue a career as a personal trainer. Paul will take over Scherder’s duties with Cross Country and football and will also be working with the Softball team. He comes to Mizzou after serving as an Assistant for Coach Rick Perry at Missouri State University. During his time in college, Paul competed in baseball, football, and lacrosse. Andrew is a St. Louis native
where he was a baseball and football standout at Parkway North High School. He was also a national competitor in Olympic Weightlifting, at one time being ranked among the top lifters in the country. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that will make him a valuable member to the Strength and Conditioning Staff. .
Ben Askren Receives High Honors
Senior Ben Askren named Big 12 Male Athlete of the year.
University of Missouri wrestler Ben Askren thought he ended his unbelievable Tiger career on a high note by having a storybook senior season. In his final year as a Tiger, Askren went undefeated for his second straight season (42 -0), won his third Big 12 Title, was crowned the NCAA National Champion for the second straight season. Just when Askren thought he had a lot to celebrate, the honors keep coming. On July 6, Ben was officially named the Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year.
The award includes male athletes of all sports in the Big 12. “I feel honored to win such a prestigious award,” said Askren, “In encompasses so many great athletes in the Big 12 Conference. It is a great culmination to my athletic career at the University of Missouri.” That was not the end to the honors for Askren. Askren also received an ESPY nomination for Best Male College Athlete. His competition for this award includes Kevin Durant (Texas),
Greg Oden (Ohio State), and Troy Smith (Ohio State). While not the popular selection for the award, no other nominee holds the credentials Askren does. None of the nominees have a national championship, Ben has two. None of the other athletes have gone undefeated, Ben has twice. Askren now sets his sights on making the United States Olympic Wrestling Team.
2007, Issue 10
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Track The Missouri Tiger Track Team is in recovery mode this summer, as they are every summer, after a grueling 23 week competitive season. A season which, for some Tigers, was especially grueling as they went on to compete in various award competitions across the country. With so many athletes competing in so many different events it takes a great deal of communication between the Track Staff and the Strength & Conditioning Staff to prepare training programs. It also requires a great deal of
maturity on the part of the athlete to do what is right day in and day out in order to perform at the highest level. “Our athletes do a great job of not only communicating their schedules, but also how they are feeling”, says Antwan Floyd Assistant S&C Coach. The athletes train on a machine known as a Tendo during the season which gives them instant feedback regarding how their nervous system is responding to the training. It allows them to auto-regulate their training percentage by recording the speed that the
bar is moving in meters/ second. These machines are readily available to these self -motivated athletes which train around their academic schedule on an individual basis. Congratulations to Shernelle Nicholls & Nick Adcock on top three finishes at the PanAmerican games & Jr. Nationals. Congratulations to Shernelle on her bronze medal at the N.A.C.A.C.A.A. (North American, Central American, Caribbean Athlete Association) Finals.
Shernelle Nicholls shattered records while participating in the Pan– American games.
Softball After being selected to finish 8th in the Big 12 in the pre-season rankings, the Tigers Softball team (40-24) finished the season in third place in the Big 12 and finished among the nation’s best being ranked 19th in the final ESPN.com/USA Softball national poll. The Lady Tigers silenced their pre-season critics and clawed their way back into the conversation of the nation’s elite with a +14-win turnaround from the previous season and a strong Big 12 cam-
paign in which they challenged for a share regular season Big 12 title. The Tigers made their 11th NCAA Regional Tournament appearance (Carbondale Regional). They fought their way to the championship game but eventually lost to regional champion, DePaul University. Although their season may have concluded at the Carbondale Regional their post-season awards continued. First year
Coach Ehren Earleywine earned Big 12 Coach of the Year; 4 Tigers earned All Big 12 honors (Jen Bruck, Micaela Minner, Amanda Renth and Julie Silver); and 6 Tigers earned Academic All Big 12 (Andee Allen, Leanne Bowers, Alli Kennewell, Kathy Masterson, Sarah Stringer and Alyson Tobyne). The Tigers said goodbye to 6 seniors whose contributions will not soon be forgotten.
Jen Bruck will return following a great junior campaign.
Baseball The Mizzou Baseball team finished an outstanding 2007 season as it ended in the friendly confines of Taylor Stadium / Simmons Field. Mizzou hosted a post-season Regional for the first time in over forty years. The Tigers were able to beat Kent State and Louisville in the early rounds, but eventually lost to Louisville in the Championship game of the Tournament. The team finished the 2007 season with a great record of 42-18 . This was a great feat for such a young team. They are looking for great things out of the Freshman
and Sophomore classes in the 2008 season. The loss of juniors Evan Frey and Brock Bond to the MLB draft is a great loss, but there are younger players ready to step-up and take the responsibilities left by Frey and Bond. There were also a number of individual awards during the 2007 Season. Coach Tim Jamieson was named the Co-Conference Big 12 Coach of the Year along with Freshman catcher, Trevor Coleman, being named Big 12 Freshman of the year and being selected to the Louisville Slug-
ger’s Freshman All-American Team. Jacob Priday and Aaron Crow were named to the First Team All Big 12 Conference with Evan Frey being named to the Second Team All Big 12 Conference Team. Kyle Mach, Kyle Gibson, and Rick Zagone were named to the Honorable Mention All Big 12 Conference Team. Most team members will spend their off-season playing summerball outside of Columbia. They will return in shape and ready to train harder than ever.
Mizzou baseball was selected to host a regional for the first time since 1965.
Developing T od ay’s Finest Athletes
Pat Ivey 573-882-6791
The purpose of the Mizzou Performance Club is to develop the University of Missouri's Strength and Conditioning program as one of the elite resources in college athletics. The club will raise funds to support the program by purchasing new and cutting edge training equipment, refurbishing existing equipment, and continuing staff development.
E Mail: [email protected] Josh Stoner
www.mutigers.com
573-884-0106 E Mail: [email protected]
Football Team Makes Big Strides During Offseason Training
David Deets 573-884-7039 [email protected] Keith Caton 573-884-0107 E Mail: [email protected] Antwan Floyd 573-884-0083 E Mail: [email protected] Jana Heitmeyer 573-882-9820
JULY 2007 The Summer 2007 (or Summerball as some players like to say) has been a continuation of the great focus, intensity, enthusiasm, leadership and dedication that began to develop during the Spring. The “WIN TODAY!” motto has entrenched itself as these players approach each workout. As we enter the final week of the summer program the early testing numbers are again a testament to the great effort put forth this summer.
8 players squatting 600 lbs or more (Team Record set at 764 lbs.)
10 players bench pressing 375 lbs or more (Testing period best at 490 lbs)
22 players going over 35 in. in the Vertical Jump (Team record set at 46.6”)
E Mail: [email protected] Bryan Mann 573-884-0105 E Mail: [email protected] Sean Edinger 573-882-8228 E Mail: [email protected] Andrew Paul 573-884-2884 E Mail: [email protected] Ken Wong 573-884-1838 E Mail: [email protected]
Organization
In addition to all the returning players, we have seen a majority of the in-coming freshmen participate in this summer’s voluntary workouts. This will be a great class in the year’s to come. Overall, the Tigers have improved physically, but more importantly, they have come together as a team as they face challenges together and the expectations are greater than ever as these Tigers prepare to face the upcoming season with one goal in mind…..”WIN TODAY!”
Keep an Eye Out Invitations to the MPC Tailgate Receptions will be sent in the mail shortly. The receptions will take place on game day at the Yeckel Weightroom.
