By Sara Giboney, UNK Communications Growing up in Asahikawa, Japan, Kazuma Akehi spent summers playing basketball, soccer and baseball and winters skiing and snowboarding. He was always moving his body. “Obviously we didn’t have smartphones when I was growing up, so outside was our playground,” he said. “I loved running around and chasing the ball with my friends. I simply loved to move. I wanted to be moving all of the time.” His love for physical activity eventually led him to his … [Read more...]
New athletic training classroom, lab at UNK opens
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new classroom and laboratory will create a better learning environment for students studying athletic training at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The recently renovated athletic training space features a classroom and lab with therapy tables, therapy and rehabilitation equipment, taping tables, a treadmill, stationary bike, therapy whirlpools and ice machine. A student lounge/study area has also been added to the area. “It creates a … [Read more...]
Murphy a fixture of UNK athletic training, sports medicine programs
By Andrew Hanson UNK Sports Information It’s been more than 20 years since a University of Nebraska at Kearney student-athlete walked into the training room and didn’t see Bill Murphy. But that wasn’t always Murphy’s plan. A 1992 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Murphy, who is now UNK’s assistant athletic director for sports medicine, came to Kearney as a graduate assistant. “I was originally thinking I was going to come in and move on to work at a Division I school,” he … [Read more...]
