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Jennifer Nyland is in her 11th year as part of Gonzaga University's sports medicine staff, but she is in her sixth season as the lead trainer for the men's basketball team. Gonzaga head trainer Steve DeLong relinquished the role for the 2004-05 season after 25 years to devote more time to other aspects of the Bulldogs sports medicine operation. "Jennifer has done an excellent job," Few said. "She understands our need to have players performing at a high level, but the welfare of the student-athlete is always her first priority when they are injured." Nyland joined the Bulldogs from the Community Colleges of Spokane in August, 1999. The 1998 graduate of Washington State University has been the primary trainer for Gonzaga's women's volleyball and rowing teams, as well as assisting with the overall operation of Gonzaga's staff of four fulltime sports medicine specialists. At CCS she provided treatment and medical coverage for the men's and women's soccer teams; men's basketball; men's and women's track and field, and the Sasquatch men's and women's tennis teams. She also supervised and assisted in the clinical education of student athletic trainers. While a student at WSU, Nyland was a student athletic trainer with primary sport responsibilities including men's basketball; men's and women's track and field, and spring football. She also accompanied the WSU sports medicine team to the 1998 Rose Bowl. During her three years as a student trainer she also assisted with a variety of other sports. Her background included weight training, where she served as an instructor as CCS, and fast fitness, supervising the CCS fitness center and providing instruction on the appropriate use of equipment. She is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Washington State Trainers Association. Nyland is also certified in Adult CPR and Standard First Aid by the American Red Cross. |
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