ATC Student Bios - Class 2 - Wheeling Jesuit University

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Student Name: Mike Babjak
Hometown: West Mifflin, PA
High School: West Mifflin
Hobbies: Football, basketball, basically playing any kind of sport.
Professional Goals: Become a Physical Therapist, work as an Athletic Trainer for a professional sports team or major university, and become the head of an Athletic Training or Physical Therapy department.
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Student Name: Chasidy Burkhart
Hometown: Beallsville, OH
High School: Beallsville
Hobbies: Listening to music, volleyball, being out in the sun, watching football, and hanging with friends.
Professional Goals: I plan to become a Certified Athletic Trainer. Then I want to attend graduate school for Physical Therapy. One day I hope to own my own practice.
Fun Fact: I have been a huge Dallas Cowboys fan my whole life and got to watch my first game in Dallas during the final season at Texas Stadium.
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Student Name: Bridget Buskirk
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Seton La-Salle
Hobbies: Playing sports and eating.
Professional Goals: I want to be an Athletic Trainer at a college, or eventually be a Physical Therapist.
Fun Fact: I am the starting point guard for our school’s basketball team.
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Student Name: Adam Carter
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
High School: Wheeling Park
Hobbies: Running track and cross country for WJU.
Professional Goals: To become a ATC for a professional sports team.
Fun Fact: Head Athletic Trainer Kim McManis had a faster 10K time than me until the middle of my freshmen year (never ran one until then).
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Student Name: Dustin Hall
Hometown: St. Mary's, WV
High School: St. Mary's
Hobbies: Running, playing guitar, and reading.
Professional Goals: Physician Assistant or Physical Therapy school.
Fun Fact: I was a Class A champion at 3200m in track.
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Student Name: Kara Houston
Hometown: Washington, PA
High School: Trinity
Hobbies: Coaching and playing soccer.
Professional Goals: Hopes to attend physical therapy school or medical school.
Fun Fact: I have gone deep-sea fishing for Mako sharks...twice!
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Student Name: Katrina Kennedy
Hometown: Aurora, OH
High School: Twinsburg
Hobbies: Soccer, boating, and shoe shopping.
Professional Goals: I hope to be an Athletic Trainer for a professional sports team and eventually own my own Physical Therapy clinic.
Fun Fact: I live on a lake and own a boat.

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Student Name: Mike Ludewig
Hometown: Toronto, OH
High School: Toronto
Hobbies: Playing baseball for Wheeling Jesuit, playing any sports, watching television, and hanging out with friends.
Professional Goals: I would ideally like to work with a professional team.
Fun Fact: I love to play hockey.
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Student Name: Lauren Magers
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
High School: John Marshall
Hobbies: Art, playing sports, and to be outside.
Professional Goals: I wish to become a Physical Therapist and open my own practice in NC.
Fun Fact: I would take watching movies over any other activity.
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Student Name: Torey Prickett
Hometown: Woodsfield, OH
High School: Monroe Central
Hobbies: Paintball and video games.
Professional Goals: Become and Athletic Trainer and get a good job.
Fun Fact: 3x All-State in wrestling, All-State Honorable Mention in football.
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Student Name: Joe Probert
Hometown: Frederick, MD
High School: Tuscarora
Hobbies: Anything to do with the outdoors and hanging out with friends.
Professional Goals: To be a Physical Therapist for a professional sports team, preferably the Washington Redskins. I also want to run my own Physical Therapy clinic.
Fun Fact: My brother will join me here at WJU in the Fall of 2009.
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Student Name: Carrie Williams
Hometown: Spencer, WV
High School: Roane County
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, playing sports, and working out.
Professional Goals: I plan to finish my undergrad degree in Athletic Training with a minor in business, then go on to grad school for Physical Therapy.
Fun Fact: I love spending my summers as a lifeguard for a Salvation Army camp called Camp Happy Valley.
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Student Name: Steve Yurko
Hometown: Warsaw, OH
High School: Riverview
Hobbies: Track & Field and anything outdoors.
Professional Goals: To be successful at my profession and enjoy my career helping people.
Fun Fact: I spend the majority of my summer at a lake own my boat.
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