Student Athletic Trainers  2011­2012  

Student Athletic Trainers  2011­2012  

Jaycee Alvarez Classification: Freshman Major: Kinesiology High School: Langham Creek Hometown: Houston, TX Personal Hobbies: “Playing the piano.” Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans Favorite Pro Sports Team: Houston Dynamos Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Jimmy Butler Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “Because it is a very welcoming campus and I received for it.”

Rebeka Atzenhoffer Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Home School Hometown: Houma, LA Personal Hobbies: “Sleeping, cooking, baking and shopping.” Favorite Sports Movie: The Greatest Game Ever Played Favorite Pro Sports Team: NFL – Steelers and Saints Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Ryan Taylor Favorite NCAA Team: LSU and Notre Dame Why did you choose TJC? “Golf scholarship last year and I loved the campus.”

Alexandria Bolton Classification: Freshman Major: Athletic Training High School: Alief Taylor Hometown: Houston, TX Personal Hobbies: “Hanging out with friends and writing.” Favorite Sports Movie: Friday Night Lights Favorite Pro Sports Team: NFL – Texans and Saints Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Jason Teague Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “Good starting place and the scholarship opportunity.”

Kadie De La Garza Classification: Freshman Major: Athletic Training High School: Brownsboro Hometown: Chandler, TX Personal Hobbies: “Playing basketball, swimming, and chilling out with friends.” Favorite Sports Movie: The Blind Side Favorite Pro Sports Team: San Antonio Spurs Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “TJC is close to home, I love the campus, and I know about the Athletic Training Program.”

Samantha Franco Classification: Freshman Major: Athletic Training High School: Alief Taylor Hometown: Houston, TX Personal Hobbies: “Shopping, talking, coloring, & word finds.” Favorite Sports Movie: Radio Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Marion Barber Favorite NCAA Team: University of Texas Why did you choose TJC? “To get a start at a good GPA so I can get into my dream school.”

Jon Jahr Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Vidor Hometown: Vidor, TX Personal Hobbies: “Playing football.” Favorite Sports Movie: The Blind Side Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Tony Romo Favorite NCAA Team: Michigan Why did you choose TJC? “It was my best opportunity.”

Bryan Karr Classification: Freshman Major: Health & Kinesiology High School: Whitehouse Hometown: Whitehouse, TX Personal Hobbies: “Scuba diving and being with friends & family.” Favorite Sports Movie: The Blind Side Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Mavericks Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Jason Kidd Favorite NCAA Team: Texas Tech University Why did you choose TJC? “TJC is close to home.”

Christina Knight Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Tomball Hometown: Tomball, TX Personal Hobbies: “Crafts, reading, dancing, and hanging with friends.” Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans Favorite Pro Sports Team: Houston Astros Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Johnny Knox Favorite NCAA Team: University of Texas Why did you choose TJC? “I loved the campus and the comfy feeling of campus.”

Jessica Lawrence Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Mineral Wells Hometown: Mineral Wells, TX Personal Hobbies: “Reading, hanging out with friends, and playing sports.” Favorite Sports Movie: Friday Night Lights Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Mavericks Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Tyson Chandler Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “TJC has a great Athletic Training program, the campus, and my dad went here.”

Mario Martinez Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Pittsburg Hometown: Pittsburg, TX Personal Hobbies: “Playing tennis with Mason, watching TV, and hanging out with friends.” Favorite Sports Movie: The Longest Yard Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Von Miller Favorite NCAA Team: University of Texas Why did you choose TJC? “Because of the scholarship opportunity and the great family at TJC..”

Student Athletic Trainers  2011­2012  

Shane McCoughan Classification: Sophomore Major: Sports Medicine High School: Robert E. Lee Hometown: Tyler, TX Personal Hobbies: “Anything active outside.” Favorite Sports Movie: Friday Night Lights Favorite Pro Sports Team: Texas Rangers Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Josh Hamilton Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M & Nebraska Why did you choose TJC? “To get a feel for college before I go to a 4-year university.”

Tyler Nugent Classification: Freshman Major: Athletic Training High School: Pittsburg Hometown: Pittsburg, TX Personal Hobbies: “Listening to music.” Favorite Sports Movie: Coach Carter Favorite Pro Sports Team: Texas Rangers Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Josh Hamilton Favorite NCAA Team: University of Texas Why did you choose TJC? “Because it was close to home and the scholarship opportunity.”

Austin Scott Classification: Freshman Major: Athletic Training High School: Glenda Dawson Hometown: Pearland, TX Personal Hobbies: “Hunting, camping, and fishing.” Favorite Sports Movie: Radio Favorite Pro Sports Team: Houston Texans Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Tiger Woods Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “I wanted to start off at a small school setting.”

Michaela Smith Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: DeSoto Hometown: DeSoto, TX Personal Hobbies: “Spending time with family and friends, shopping, and playing video games.” Favorite Sports Movie: Love & Basketball Favorite Pro Sports Team: Any Dallas Team Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Maya Moore Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “It is a great junior college.”

Yasma Smith Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: John Tyler Hometown: Tyler, TX Personal Hobbies: “Talking and hanging out with friends, sleeping, and cooking.” Favorite Sports Movie: Love & Basketball Favorite Pro Sports Team: Boston Celtics Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Von Miller Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “Because I am a home town girl and in Tyler, everything is perfect.”

Michael Thrasher Classification: Freshman Major: Health & Kinesiology High School: Gresham Hometown: Gresham, OR Personal Hobbies: “Football, watching NFL and the Mavs, playing video games, and working out.” Favorite Sports Movie: Friday Night Lights Favorite Pro Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Eric Barry Favorite NCAA Team: University of Miami Why did you choose TJC? “The Athletic Training program.”

Tiffany Trejo Classification: Sophomore Major: Athletic Training High School: Mineola Hometown: Mineola, TX Personal Hobbies: “Movies, running, fishing, laying out, and reading.” Favorite Sports Movie: Remember the Titans Favorite Pro Sports Team: New York Jets Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: Jimmy Butler Favorite NCAA Team: Texas A&M Why did you choose TJC? “Because it is awesome.”